[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen slight color change?

2017-04-16 Thread Leslie
There used to be a Toyo Hilsen and a Waterford Hilsen side-by-side at MSL, they were slightly different shades of each other. On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 2:55:15 PM UTC-4, Philip Kim wrote: > > Saw Will's AHH on the Staff Bikes. Is it just me or did the color change > slighty?

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen slight color change?

2017-04-15 Thread blakcloud
That bike also looks good with the brazed on posts for Paul brakes. -- 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...@googlegroup

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen slight color change?

2017-04-14 Thread sameness
Yeah, it's not quite pearlescent, but it has a little bit of variation and sheen to it in different conditions, if that makes any sense at all. I was (pleasantly) surprised as well. Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 6:13:38 AM UTC-7, Philip Kim wrote: > > I assumed

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen slight color change?

2017-04-14 Thread Philip Kim
Yeah I just asked via instagram. Like Bill mentioned, it seems the color is a lighter blue than when the frames were made by Toyo. The lighter blue has stayed the same since they brought production into the US. I assumed that the blue was a flat light blue, but it seems to get different tints w

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen slight color change?

2017-04-13 Thread Bill Lindsay
Will's bike (Waterford) is definitely a different shade than the Toyo Hilsen that I used to have. Call Will up and ask him what Waterford calls the color. I know he's there today. Mine was a 58 (650B) BL in EC On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 11:55:15 AM UTC-7, Philip Kim wrote: > > Saw Will's