actually whatever screen I was viewing that on made it seem like it was painted
Atlantis blue. so weird but it's obviously just that regularly hillborne slate
color.
> On Mar 28, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Jason Fuller wrote:
>
> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled! Yeah that's gorgeous. Er
The clearcoat over bare steel finish showed up on several proto frames of
various models and was offered as an option on production bikes for a short
while. It didn't take long for people to start fretting about seeing rust
form and that party was over!
Joe "rust never sleeps" Bernard
On Mond
The palm green is a great color for a trail bike and one I've considered
should I ever strip down and repaint a frame. This is a great reference
palette Jared, very cool idea!
On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 1:35:38 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Why have I never thought about this?!?! I have be
Eric - It was an early production color, err, finish to my knowledge - not
that there were many built with any one finish based on production numbers
and variety of colors they came in! This is all stuff I've learned in the
past six months though and my Bomba-knowledge is barely paint-deep, because
Perhaps I missed something here in this thread and my at-large Bombadil
knowledge is definitely lacking but what's the story with the finish in the
first place? Was this a prototype?
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw fin
Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in that
regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my Sam
certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight (which
isn't very often)
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L wrote:
> It migh
Jason -- I'm one who loves natural finishes and the way things look as they
wear out. Patinated copper, weathered cedar, diamond plate steel thresholds
with 100 years of foot traffic.
There isn't a paint that can compete with the subtle gradations in steel or
*especially* the sweet brass brazin
I’ve always liked green on Rivs. I almost went with British racing green on
mine but decided to go with their pea sage green. I still like it. I remember
opening the box and being a bit underwhelmed with the color but once it was
built up with silver parts and a honey Brooks the color looked muc
