Jason -- I'm one who loves natural finishes and the way things look as they wear out. Patinated copper, weathered cedar, diamond plate steel thresholds with 100 years of foot traffic.
There isn't a paint that can compete with the subtle gradations in steel or *especially* the sweet brass brazing around the lugs. Few things are as lovely as that delightful blend of copper and zinc. I understand there may be issues with corrosion over time but if regular spot-coating gives you enough peace of mind to roll on then I'd say keep it as is. I'm not much for decals, either. The head badge is plenty! Subtlety can be sublime. On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 12:46:33 PM UTC-4 Robert Tilley wrote: > I’ve always liked green on Rivs. I almost went with British racing green > on mine but decided to go with their pea sage green. I still like it. I > remember opening the box and being a bit underwhelmed with the color but > once it was built up with silver parts and a honey Brooks the color looked > much better. Plus it blends in here in the Southwest. > > https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Rivendell-All-Rounder/i-xzJFBGK/A > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 25, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Reid Echols <reide...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I love the green/white of my recently-acquired Bombadil! It is pretty > much peak Riv for me, and I've been climbing a long time. > > > > > On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:56:57 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I forgot to do this. Not a great photo for seeing the color but a super >> great photo of Mark in his cyclocross glory days! >> >> >> >> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:46:57 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Mark@Riv's first cyclocross custom was my color gray with cream, that >>> was a really pretty bike. I'll see if I can track down a pic. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:19:39 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: >>> >>>> Nathan - I was waiting for that answer haha >>>> >>>> Thanks for the suggestions! I know what you mean Michael about >>>> choosing a paintjob that's too near an original color without being an >>>> original color. I have thought about Atlantis blue-green too, as its such >>>> a >>>> beautiful and iconic color but I also think it is for Atlantis' and >>>> Atlantis' alone. Similarly I've thought about Riv blue because it's just >>>> awesome, but also not very imaginative. >>>> >>>> The grey of Joe's custom is pretty enticing as an option, to be honest, >>>> though I would just do a white/cream panel headtube and seat tube collar. >>>> British Racing green is also up near the top of the list now, thanks for >>>> the suggestion! I've always loved it as a colour and it does look great >>>> on >>>> the Bombadil - and is a homage to my Clem H which I sold to fund this >>>> Bombadil... >>> >>> -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d76621aa-f999-48b9-8731-ba5a6108fdb6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d76621aa-f999-48b9-8731-ba5a6108fdb6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <BomberDil.jpeg> > > -- 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/b10dcb05-5056-408d-9bb6-1c89388ecff2n%40googlegroups.com.
