I use B-17's, both standard and special. Right now I've got black, honey, and even a green one for my folding bike. I use the honey on my silvery Quickbeam and it doesn't look out of place at all. It's darkening with time as well, though not as dark as the brown, at least not yet.
My suggestion is to get both, decide which looks best on the Hunq and then buy another Riv in colors to match the unused saddle. At least that's what I do. :-) Aloha! On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I'm new to the RBW Owners Bunch. Earlier this month, I placed my > order for a 54cm Hunqapillar, my first Riv. I'm very excited! It's > going to be pretty much a standard Riv build-up, but with the > Bullmoose bars w/Miesha's cork grips, Paul's Thumbies, and Ultegra bar > end shifters. I'm primarily going to be using my Hunq for fitness and > recreational road riding, alongside my wife with either her Betty Foy > or Quickbeam. > > I initially ordered a Brooks standard B17, but then changed it to a > B17 Imperial in black. No problem, right? Well, then I discovered > the Flickriver Hunqapillar pics pool, and realized that black isn't > the only color that would work for the saddle with this gray and > kidney bean red framed bike. I saw pics of other Hunqs that had honey > and antique brown Brooks saddles on them, and thought they looked > great. There's something about the "warmth" of the brown saddles that > really seems to add character(imho) to the Hunq. My wife disagrees > and feels that, on a basically gray framed bike, black is the most > suitable color. > > The B17 Imperial is available in black, honey, and antique brown. I'd > be interested to hear your opinions on this. Thanks, in advance. I > look forward to being a part of this RBW Owners group. > > -Geoff > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Robert Harrison [email protected] statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
