I remember this process for the Clem, which went the opposite direction. Originally it was supposed to come in a flat black you could bang around on commutes, then touch up with a spray can. I believe the decals were going to be stick-on and come in a baggy so you could leave them off. Somewhere along the line Grant decided Clems were going to be pretty.
On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 9:50:39 PM UTC-8 iamkeith wrote: > > I'm almost certain there were more produced in the burgundy color than > just a prototype or two. I think there was a choice between that color and > the green, but perhaps not in equal numbers. You could probably spend some > time on the wayback machine (internet archive) and find out for sure. > > As to the lack of creme headtube, it was probably an aspiration that > didn't pencil out once the final costs were known. The thing about > Rivendell is that they are very open about sharing details as projects and > ideas develop. It is fun watching the process and is nice in that you get > to plan and anticipate, but can lead to disapointment if you get your > heart set on something and become emotionally invested. Details always > change. > > I'd say paint it as you'd like it. If it's a quality, professional paint > job and in a subdued, tasteful color that works with the decal, it's not > like the bike is devalued. Same with adding the creme headtube and wings > and window fill, if that's what you like. > > When the quickbeam (the japan- made predecessor and template for the > simple one) was in production, I think there were a couple of one-off > versions made, with fancier lugs and/or fancier paint. In fact, Riv used > to offer the option of custom paint > on production models, at the buyer's expense and in approved colors. > On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 12:40:52 PM UTC-7 jasonz...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hi All, I'm new here, **Shout out to any Riv folks in Omaha. Anyway, I >> have been digging into the Riv Blog history and haven't been able to find >> the content surrounding the rational behind the changes to the simpleone... >> Initially the description states it would be a "fancier paint" with cream >> headtube and also a dark red color, then slime green with cream accents, >> then it was released entirely in dark "slime" green. Does anyone here have >> any further insight on the changes? I am working on a restoration project >> of a SimpleOne and have chosen to go with the prototype Burgundy color with >> cream head tube and fork accents. I am looking forward to it being what >> may have been the OG intent for the color way of this bike. >> >> Thoughts? >> > -- 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/96c32e25-e93a-4ec1-ac52-b5360f4c552fn%40googlegroups.com.
