Laing, What kind of tires and handlebars do you have on there? Are you still riding it and this photo was during some components changes? Doug
On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:17:12 PM UTC-5 lconley wrote: > I got a black Clementine 52 frame in the original order. The idea was that > Rivendell would let you specify a name instead of "Clementine" or "Clem > Smith, Jr., and then that became a plain frame with the letter decals in an > envelope, but the maker had put the Clementine decals on already, when the > frames arrived. Rivendell offered to send the envelope of letter decals so > I took them up on it - I still have them. The bike also came with two Clem > headtube badges, a pewter colored one and a bronze colored one. The pewter > colored one is on the bike, the bronze one is in the toolbox. > The Clementine forks were originally supposed to be plain, but instead > came with the standard Rivendell cream details. > > [image: IMG_0209 (2).JPG] > > Laing > > On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 1:05:33 AM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> 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/cb08253d-3e74-4b3c-9897-14e8f927c665n%40googlegroups.com.
