In defense of the color - I am typically drawn to warm colors, and thought about getting my Betty in a pink, orange or red. However, every Betty I saw that had been custom painted didn't appeal to me for reasons unbeknownst to me. The blue, while not something I'd normally choose, is awesome. It's an unusual shade, blue-green, very serene. And it photographs extremely well!
I had all my lugs filled in red, and paired with cream Grand Bois Hetres, honey saddle and grips, and hammered honjos. It looks really phenomenal IMO. I waited more than a year to purchase my Betty and would have been disappointed had they changed the color. Blue is evidently a great seller for Riv. If your wife prefers another color, get a custom color! It's already a very expensive bike, it may as well be the color she prefers. Here are a few shots of my Betty, which I think looks different from most even though it's the same color: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10344790@N06/sets/72157630449833200/ My fiance and I are planning to purchase Bromptons this fall, and I think I might go with the Turkish green to match Betty. My next bike after that will probably be orange :-) On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 11:09:19 AM UTC-4, 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/-/YhduIIkAQHsJ. 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.
