[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-28 Thread Adam DeFayette
You can pick any color you want, except for cream. The "Roadeo" page has said this since day 1, but there seems to be considerable confusion out there: "Graphical & Other Optionals 1. White with red accents. 2. White with blue accents 3. Any color that goes well with cream, with cream

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-22 Thread RoadieRyan
Saw the badge yesterday on the riv site and love it. Hoping they will post some pics soon of a white with blue accents and maybe a solid with the cream accents as they state in the "read about it" section. Not sure I am sold on the white either but it certainly distinguishes the Roadeo from othe

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-21 Thread cyclotourist
New to me info about the Roadeo on the RBW site: http://www.rivbike.com//#product=50-618 (click Read About It) It may have always been there, but I just tripped across it... DE On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Beardpapa wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/4012286946/ > http://www

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Beardpapa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/4012286946/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/4011521641/ and for some off topic goodness! http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/4012282124/ On Oct 14, 12:30 pm, Gino Zahnd wrote: > Nice. Russ Pickett in Chico (a.k.a. Joe Bell North) is an equal to Joe

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Gino Zahnd
Nice. Russ Pickett in Chico (a.k.a. Joe Bell North) is an equal to Joe Bell, for those interested in the best. -Gino On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Eric Norris wrote: > I realize the Roadeo on the Riv site is just a prototype, but FWIW Joe Bell > would never let a messy masking job like that

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Jim Killian
And speaking of colors... I'm sure I'm not the only one out there who isn't crazy about owning a white bike. What color combinations for the frame itself will look good with that red decal? (Now.. where on earth did I stash that last set of long-reach brakes?..) -Jim K. On Oct 14, 11:51 am,

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread BPustow
Agree, Joe Bell is amazing. A friend just got a Kirk bike with a JB paint job and it's wonderful. The Roadeo paint job actually looks better then the one on my custom colored (more money) Hilsen. Bill In a message dated 10/14/2009 12:25:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, campyonly...@me.com

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread newenglandbike
To me it looks like the sun rising over the mountains, which are blue because they are in the distance. On Oct 14, 12:31 pm, rperks wrote: > I agree that it has the potential to be beautiful, but I am on the > list for a rodeo and will likely be costomizing my head badge if this > is what they a

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread rperks
I agree that it has the potential to be beautiful, but I am on the list for a rodeo and will likely be costomizing my head badge if this is what they are. The broken circle of the sun is rising over the edge of the blue sky? What are now the green hills are in the foreground, and the now blue ar

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
That's just unbelievably good. From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Norris Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:25 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Roadeo art I re

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Eric Norris
I realize the Roadeo on the Riv site is just a prototype, but FWIW Joe Bell would never let a messy masking job like that leave his shop. Here's a sample of his lug masking--the dividing line between the colors runs exactly down the middle of the lip of the lug. Simply amazing. http://ca

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread Seth Vidal
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM, rperks wrote: > > Looks good, but why are the hills blue and the sky silver?  Silver > clouds I understand.  If it is a too many color isue maybe the extra > shade of green should be on the hills?  Just seems kind of off, not > sure why.  When I saw it not filled

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-14 Thread rperks
Looks good, but why are the hills blue and the sky silver? Silver clouds I understand. If it is a too many color isue maybe the extra shade of green should be on the hills? Just seems kind of off, not sure why. When I saw it not filled in I thought immediately of my local ride up into the hill

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-13 Thread Big Paulie
I went up to RWHQ this past Satarday, and saw the Roadeo in the flesh. I can't tell you how impressed I was. Didn't ride it, but the look and feel was exactly what I think this bike should be, and exaxctly what I think a lot of cyclists are looking for. I may have to lose 30 pounds so I can ride o

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-10-13 Thread cyclotourist
More pics of the headbadge on the painted frame (scroll down to bottom): http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-618 Looking good! On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:54 AM, RoadieRyan wrote: > > Agreed love the head badge, looking forward to seeing it with color. > I also like th

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-12 Thread RoadieRyan
Agreed love the head badge, looking forward to seeing it with color. I also like the job that Riv does with headbadges and decals but I have to admit Betty Foy kind of scares me. On Sep 11, 8:02 am, Bill Connell wrote: > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Mike wrote: > > > I just noticed thi

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-11 Thread Bill Connell
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Mike wrote: > > I just noticed this posted on the Riv website: > > http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/155 > > I really like the headbadge and lettering for the tubes. The Roadeo is > shaping up to be a winner. I agree, i love the decal work on the recent

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-11 Thread Seth Vidal
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM, JimD wrote: > > Darn, this cinches it. I want one. > > I'm a sucker for Riv headbadges and the graphics are great. > I'm not a club rider but damn if those graphics and headbadges don't make me want to be one. Rather nice. to the artist I can only say very goo

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-11 Thread JimD
Darn, this cinches it. I want one. I'm a sucker for Riv headbadges and the graphics are great. -JimD Who may not need no stink'n badges but sure likes neat ones on neat bikes. On Sep 10, 2009, at 6:45 PM, Mike wrote: > > I just noticed this posted on the Riv website: > > http://www.rivbike.

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread Rick
Looks great. Love the colors and the highlights. On the road lines, perhaps fewer and more widely spaced of the diminishing lines, but great as is. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread Ken Yokanovich
I was in that camp too... Until I started pronouncing it with the long ooohhs that we Minnesotans are known for. I started imagining the joys of riding and how sometimes I find such pleasure in rolling down the road by myself that I begin making sounds or singing out loud. Imagining myself saying

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread james black
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 18:45, Mike wrote: > I just noticed this posted on the Riv website: > http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/155 The art does help me to like a name that I initially did not like. I have to commend Rivendell for their decal and headbadge artwork - I don't know who de

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread rinjin
Great artwork and badge! I too was unsure about the name, but it's looking really sharp. Nice work. Brian On Sep 10, 7:45 pm, Mike wrote: > I just noticed this posted on the Riv website: > > http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/155 > > I really like the headbadge and lettering for the t

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread Johnny Alien
I didn't like this name. I thought it was cheesy. The artwork has sold me on it. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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@google

[RBW] Re: Roadeo art

2009-09-10 Thread J. Burkhalter
Agreed Mike! Saw those just a minute ago. Love the decals (and the name, too), and look forward to seeing that badge in color. This is gonna be one very sharp bike... On Sep 10, 7:45 pm, Mike wrote: > I just noticed this posted on the Riv website: > > http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_pos