Rivendell colors have evolved over the years. I bought my first one in 1999, I think. I don’t have as many Rivendells as some do. My third or fourth is a 2003 Custom. Back then, Grant & Co steered away from metallics and Flambouyants. Paint jobs were generally pretty conservative and subdued. Custom colors were subject to approval by Grant. (All this was and is fine with me, I kinda liked it. The new colors are all fine as well).
I asked for Emerald Green metallic, because it was resonant of a Bob Jackson I’d fallen in love with back in 1980. Grant obliged - here it is: https://www.flickr.com/gp/41563482@N06/C1gQ762465 I’m obviously biased, but it’s my favorite Rivendell color. I’m not sure how many Rivendells I have. Rambouillet, Roadeo, Quickbeam (well, I gave the QB to a friend); Legolas, original Atlantis, Heron; maybe another one or two out in the garage. They all look pretty nice. Best, Max Beach Santa Rosa CA On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:06:42 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Yes! I actually had no idea that I needed a Mermaid bike. Until my Gus > arrived. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 4, 2023, at 2:47 PM, Mary Franzek <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like the Mermaid on my Platypus, it is a calm color and riding that > bike is a calming experience. > > Mary F > Buffalo, NY > > On Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 12:13:29 PM UTC-4 RichS wrote: > >> Saw my first Platypus in the wild this week . . . Mermaid paint. Even >> from a 50 or so yard distance you can tell it's a Rivendell when you see >> it. The Riv color palette certainly plays a part in that. My impression of >> the color is it's a takeoff on the Atlantis green. Keeping with the water >> theme, there you go. Gorgeous bike by the way. VO hammered fenders for >> added sparkle. >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> >> >> On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 4:39:48 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hello friends — I've noticed that over the past few years Rivendell have >>> been using some of the same paint colors on many frames through several >>> production runs. If there's been a discussion of this practice, I've missed >>> it. >>> >>> I can't quite put my finger on it but something about the same paint >>> appearing on frames over and over leaves me scratching my head. Perhaps >>> there's a missed opportunity to pin a color to a model or to cycle in new >>> colors with new batches of frames? >>> >>> What do other members think? Do you appreciate the same colors appearing >>> on different frames? Do you wish there was a wider variety of colors? Does >>> it matter at all? >>> >>> Some of these colors I like quite a lot, others I appreciate. There >>> isn't one that I dislike. The Lime Olive is always striking when it appears >>> on a new frame, love it on the Hillbornes and Clems. >>> >>> The harvest gold, wow, looks killer on those Susies. Blew my mind on the >>> Homers because they've always been a blue bike. >>> >>> I do miss the mustard from the older Appaloosas and the dark bronze that >>> appeared on some Clems. These two colors paired with some of the newer >>> colors currently in use demonstrate, I think, that Riv has some of the best >>> paint colors in the biz. Really lovely stuff. >>> >>> Here's a far-from-complete list more or less off the top of my head of >>> where current production colors have appeared: >>> >>> *Lime-olive* >>> Platypus >>> Susie >>> Hillborne >>> Clem >>> >>> *Mermaid* >>> Appaloosa >>> Platypus >>> Roadini >>> Gus >>> >>> *Harvest/Dark Gold* >>> Hillborne >>> Homer >>> Susie >>> >>> *Ana Purple* >>> Rosco Plat >>> Appaloosa (next batch in 2023?) >>> Road Uno or Gallop? (I can't remember but thought the purple was slated >>> for one of these frames) >>> >>> *RBW Orange* >>> Appaloosa >>> Roadini >>> Gus >>> >>> *RBW Blue* >>> Too many to list? >>> Appaloosa >>> Clem >>> Hillborne >>> >>> -- > 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 [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/08237145-23a4-4052-adc6-1689fad09d5fn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/08237145-23a4-4052-adc6-1689fad09d5fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dacdac66-c6b4-485d-8553-bf6077a414e3n%40googlegroups.com.
