On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 10:23:40 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > The photo shows the old Libertas 531 frame that Chauncey just took for > refurbishment: add modern tt brake housing stops, dt housing stops for bar > end shifters, and over-the-bb f and r derailleur cable guides. Odd, the > rear is already spaced at 130 -- this is a bike from the 1970s, so someone > altered it in the meanwhile. > > I've decided I need an orange bike, So, to the question: What shade of > orange do y'all recommend? The orange on the panels looks rather muted, > don't you think? > > This looks deeper, but between my bad color vision and even a HD monitor, > who knows; what do you think? >
The correct bicycle orange will always be Molteni Orange, followed by Rambouillet Orange. :) IRL, Molteni Orange is quite muted, compared to the orange on the bike you've presented, that looks more like Fanta/SunKist Orange (at least on my screen). The closet match in terms of automotive colors may be something like the orange on the original VW Beetle. Rambouillet Orange is also within that realm, but is metallic. I liked the orange of the original Cheviots so much that I had my Wilbury repainted that color. In the end, if you're painting the entire frame+fork, and you're not trying to match something else (like a jersey or your car), some deviation from what you've imagined is likely OK. Indeed, when I had a couple of my bikes repainted, I agreed with Rick from D&D about the general color and shade, but wasn't fixated on the *exact* shade. That made it easier for him, and took pressure off both of us; the results were pretty good. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0076dab1-ab8b-4f68-95a8-ab502cda474co%40googlegroups.com.
