William, If what you outline here is what you want, you really should consider a Joe Bell paint job. A Joe Bell paint job will pass the 'hairy eye ball test, and maybe then some.
You will also need to cowboy up for the time and money it takes. I have a Saluki with a 'standard' paint job and a Riv custom with a Joe Bell paint job. I'm pleased with both both but there is no comparison and no strong reason to compare. Both bikes are fun to ride and near as I can tell the paint has nothing to do with that. Oh, and both bikes get dirty and the paint can get chipped on both. -Jimd On Oct 13, 2009, at 9:33 AM, William F. House wrote: > > It was really easy. I knew I wanted a dark green. I went to our local > hardware store and found it. It's called Scholar Green and is part of > the Ralph Lauren line of interior paints. You can see it on this page: > > http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/rlhome/products/paint/items.asp?haid=48 > > I grabbed a sample card and simply mailed it to Keven who was helping > me with the AHH. I just took delivery a few days ago. Amazing bike. > > One thing to note in your decision. I have pretty high standards I > guess and upon close inspection of the bike I found NUMEROUS flaws in > the custom paint job - including a hairline of the green on the cream > color headtube and imprecise highlights of the cream on the green > (like the little circles aren't all perfect). There are quite few > spots that really could've been much better, but you have to look to > find them. Is it a big deal to me. Not really. Do I think it should've > been better for shelling out an extra $200 for a nearly $4000 bike? > Absolutely. Rivendell's response has been "we'll check bikes more > closely." I've had other custom paint projects that were done by hand > (high-end guitars, furniture, artwork, etc.) and had come to expect a > very high degree of precision and flawless work. Overall I'm happy > with the bike, but in retrospect I'm not sure I'd have shelled out > that much money for the value of work I got. Your mileage may vary. I > LOVE the dark green though. Will be posting pics on my Flickr site > soon. > > On Oct 13, 10:13 am, mushmash <mushm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> Compliments to all who post in this forum. I have taken part in >> several enthusiast forums in the past and hope to enjoy getting >> hooked >> up with other riders. >> >> My reason for posting: I really would like some direction on how one >> selects and communicates a custom bike color! >> >> I have placed my money on a new AHH, but have not told RBW whether I >> want the standard blue color(s) or custom. Now, I have ridden the >> same >> bike (1974 Fuji Finest) since high school. This is the first real new >> bike I will have had in all these years, so it is something that I >> have to do right for myself. >> >> Blue is good, but a rich earthy green is what really appeals to me. >> Like this bike identified as Blue Lemon Photos >> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldukedegreaser/3516760819/in/pool-12565 >> ... >> ). >> >> How and where does a guy go to look at colors? I look around me >> every >> day, but how do you "identify" and communicate a color to the RBW >> folks? >> >> Thanks for any help on this project. It is a big commitment for me >> and >> I don't want buyer's remorse just because the color isn't just so! > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
