I guess I've viewed them more as Rivendell colors than as being associated
with a specific frame - well, except for Atlantis green.
For as long as I've followed Rivendell, at some points I lapsed on being
aware of exactly what the differences in the various models were (and still
don't have as
Jason and Junes — I totally agree about the inspired color choices and the
amount of time they put into finding good colors.
Jason — I agree about retiring colors every few years.
Junes — You raise some good points and you actually get at something I've
had a hard time putting my finger on: b
" an ocean of charcoal, slate, and black bikes"just depressing. But
maybe the right color for a beater you lock up downtown in the hopes that
it'll still be there. Like I say, just depressing.
Wasn't it Ford who said " you can have any color you want as long as it's
black"?
On Monday, Apr
In an ocean of charcoal, slate, and black bikes, I just appreciate the wide
range of colors Rivendell puts on their bikes.
However, I have what I think is a minority opinion: I’m about 75 percent in
favor of no more than two specific colors for specific models (**with
exceptions for custom pai
Hello friends — I've noticed that over the past few years Rivendell have
been using some of the same paint colors on many frames through several
production runs. If there's been a discussion of this practice, I've missed
it.
I can't quite put my finger on it but something about the same paint
All Rivs use liquid paint, all the current MIT models are painted where they're
built in Taiwan. I don't know who the painters are but they're very good.
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Segueing off a thread on the new Sam Hillbornes upcoming: How exactly are
stock Rivendells painted? They are so glossy looking, so thick and zesty,
they don't look powder-coated to my eye. If they are powder-coated, how do
they achieve this effect? Regardless of how they are painted, who does th
