Building on some other comments here, I'd look at the unpainted fork as an opportunity, and suggest having some braze-ons added to accept the struts for a small front rack like the Nitto/Riv Mark's Rack or a two-strut model. Not having them is my biggest complaint about my Rambouillet. If you look at the photo gallery of Rambouillets on the Cyclofiend site, you'll notice that about half of the bikes DO have front racks, and that owners have had resort to using those ugly clamps to make them work.
On Apr 18, 6:02 pm, Manny <man....@cox.net> wrote: > Hello All, > > My name is Manny, lurked here awhile, joined this Google group, now > officially an RBW owner. Sorry, long-ish post cause I'm X-cited....! > > The good news. Thanks to an earlier post by a member searching for a > Rambouillet (in a much larger size than mine) and the reply/suggestion > from another member, I found a NOS blue w/cream highlights - > Rambouillet 54 cm frame set. Came in the brown truck last Friday, > 16AP2011. WOW, it's Rivendelicious! > > The bad news? The fork is unpainted, long story. So, need to see if I > can have it painted to match, long shot, maybe. The guys at Riv. > suggest I have a local automotive painter tackle the challenge. I do > know a Father & Son that have a custom Hotrod paint shop, they're very > good; will have to see what they think our chances of a paint match > are. OR, what do you all think, chrome the fork? Paint over chrome and > leave the crown and tips in chrome? Is this a dilema or an > opportunity? My personal choice would be to have it as close to > original as possible. > > Co-incidentally, I also have a fast-ish - though I'm not -Ti road > bike, like another recent new member's post. I'm not planning to > retire mine, athough I'm retired. That gives me lots of time to ride > though mine are not as interesting as some of the rides you share with > us all. > > Promise to post photos once all this gets sorted out and I build up > the bike. > > Cheers, > Manny in Mesa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
