I'm partial to the greens at Rivendell. I love the last green SH, the SimpleOne, and the current Hunqapillar and Bombadil. Any of those would look lovely next to my gloriusly orange XO-1. Joe "it's somewhat about the bike" Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Thursday, July 5, 2012 1:45:55 PM UTC-7, charlie wrote: > *I imagine Riv was looking for a good selling color as Grant mentioned > they will stick with the current blue for a while. I purchased > the Avocado green one recently and love its understated look without the > cream accents. Every batch probably has one color option and when marketing > you try to appeal to as many buyers as possible. * > > On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:09:19 AM UTC-7, Earl Grey wrote: >> >> Can anyone explain to me (I know, I should write Grant) why the Sam >> has gone through 4 gorgeous paint choices (the only one I didn't like >> was the original green, but only because of the gold decals; too much >> like a pimped Lexus), and Betty is still on her first (not terrible) >> paint job. True, there is Ives Gomez, but he sports the same IMHO >> tasteless gold decals. >> >> This seems even stranger because of the perceived notion that color >> has a much larger influence in women's bike buying decisions. Lest I >> be accused of prejudice, my own wife and several female friends have >> confirmed this (I know, small sample size). >> >> Why do I care? I have been wanting to buy my wife a Betty Foy for a >> while, and she actually wants one, but she pretty much hates the >> color, nor does she like black and gold. Upon asking her what color >> she DOES like, she can't actually give an answer beyond "I'd have to >> look at a bunch of bikes". Oh well, at least she knows what she >> dislikes, and I am not among them. >> >> Nonetheless, I have a feeling that she is not alone, and that >> switching Betty's color every couple of re-orders would increase >> sales, as it would increase the color choices over time, and might >> also lead to the-red-ones-are-going-away-get-yours-now-type sales. If >> the Betty came in a color my wife liked, and that color was going >> away, I would have bought one already. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Gernot >> Thailand > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EikhwoIl2NAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
