Hi, and thank you for your kind greetings and thoughtful comments.
I'm new to this group format and, while attempting to reply to
cyclofiend and Robert, I think I mistakenly sent my replies as private
messages to them('Reply to author'). D'oh! Sorry 'bout that.
After gazing(again and again) at the beautiful Hunq pics in the
Flickriver site, I've decided on antique brown and Keven at Riv HQ is
having it special ordered for me. I love the honey color and how it
gets richer and darker with time and wear, but there's just something
about the antique brown that really catches my eye and I think it'll
look really, really good on the Hunq.
When my Hunq is built up and ready to go home, I'll definitely take
pics(though they won't be anywhere near as good as the ones in
Flickriver) and post links.
Thanks again for your help and good advice! ;)
-Geoff
On Mar 29, 12:18 pm, Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Yeah, I almost think you can't go wrong with any color. The honey may
> look out of place at first, but that's the color I choose most, as it
> does indeed turn to a gorgeous honey-brown color. Personally I have a
> soft spot for the antique brown, and have owned a Flyer Special in
> that color (which people ALWAYS complimented... it was drop-dead
> beautiful). I also have 2 B68s in antique brown, and they're
> gorgeous. I also have a dark green B17 special (which looks black
> except in bright light), and a deep blue B17 which looks sweet on my
> deep blue Stumpy... both of which I have high hopes of wearing in to
> that perfect shade of green and blue, respectively.
>
> But if all the colors were lined up on a table, I think I'd naturally
> go for the brown.... just a tad richer looking than the worn-in honey.
>
> Tough dilemma to be in... "got a Hunqa, can't decide saddle color...
> Hah!!!" Good luck, send pics!!!
>
> BB
>
> On Mar 29, 6:55 am, erik jensen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > it doesn't matter
>
> > cheers,
>
> > erik
>
> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 5:36 AM, Robert F. Harrison
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > 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
>
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