Original color is good, if that's what you want. But I was blown away by
Will's unpainted, clear-coated Bomba:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/willhrtn/5365030652/in/photostream/
Did anyone pick this one up?
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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 loo
Hello all,
Seth wins the prize! Yes Mtn. Sports in Bristol, VA had this bike and
others as well. If you call them, ask for Steve, he's to be the bike
guy there.
Cost of painting the fork is not a factor unless it costs as much as
painting a whole bike, I don't think that'll be the case. I'm sure
I've used The Color Factory in Waretown, NJ. and really like their
work. Bruce Risley is the owner, and has been painting bikes for many
years. He uses DuPont Imron paint. No web site; his phone # should
be searchable online. It's a small operation (but don't be fooled)...
he's a pro, and has p
Welcome Manny! From the other new Riv owner with the Ti road bike!
I'm not retired yet, but I'm a little over a year away from that.
Regarding painting the fork, I'm betting that it will be expensive to
do it through an auto paint shop, although it may still be your best
bet. A couple of thought
Welcome, Manny. Hot rod painters should be able to take care of you.
Alternatively, you could ship the fork to the original painter, but
I'm guessing the hot rod guys will have just as good a shot at
matching the frame paint.
On Apr 18, 5:02 pm, Manny wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> My name is Manny, lur
