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 <bicyclen...@gmail.com> wrote: > it doesn't matter > > cheers, > > erik > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 5:36 AM, Robert F. Harrison > <rfharri...@gmail.com>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 <mocha...@hotmail.com> 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 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. > > > -- > > Robert Harrison > > rfharri...@gmail.com > > 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 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. > > -- > oakland, ca > bikenoir.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
