+1. Joe Bell is perfection. He uses Dupont Imron. Definite back-log though, so be patient. I wonder if he has assistants/apprentices?
Now you have $2,500 into the bike and are about $500 away from a full custom. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:35 PM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > > 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! > > > > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
