My SimpleOne (a set on Flickr)

[David Spranger]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73873271@N03/sets/72157629719114745/

David Spranger

Charlotte, NC

[cyclotourist]

Excellent!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73873271@N03/sets/72157629719114745/

David Spranger

Charlotte, NC

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Cheers,
David
Redlands, CA

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“I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.”

[Matthew Hoult]

All these SimpleOne slideshows popping up on the list have me even more excited about my highly anticipated (by me) 62cm build.

The parts list is mostly laid out and I've been squirreling away the choice pieces for a month and a half.  The only thing I am unsure on is the colour of the cloth bar tape.  Grey, Maroon, Eggplant, and Yellow have all been contenders, but I really like the colour blue and was impressed by the dark blue colour of bar tape you used on your bars, David.   May I please ask what the colour is called and where you got the tape from?

Matt

[David Spranger]

I also had my frame for sometime (since beginning of year) and was collecting parts for it over that time. It finally came together two weeks ago. I have really enjoyed seeing all the variations of SimpleOnes that the group has put together. I took a lot of influence from those pictures to put mine together.

The tape comes from Green Grips (greengrips.org) and is two colors of bar tape weaved together. The blue is called "Royal Blue" and the green is "Dark Green".

Good luck with yours and post pics when you have it ready.

[Peter Pesce]

Very nice! I was never a fan of the cream tires but with this frame color they look perfect.

Some unique shots there from angles you don't often see (under-the-stem?!)

All this Simple-One-Love makes you wonder why the bike sold so poorly that Riv discontinued it. Was it really just the price?

-Pete in CT

[David Spranger]

Thanks! The unique shots are the perspective of my creative spouse. You know, I never thought I would be interested in cream tires either, but I really like them with the dark green frame and the cream details of the paint.

I don't know why they discontinued it, but I am happy I bought it before they were gone. 

David

[Matt]

Thanks, David :)

I'm working the other way around:  I have most of the parts, I just need to collect the frame!
Riv very kindly allowed me to pay for the SO frame and the last of the parts in a couple of installments.  I'll make the last one later this month so expect to have the bike built by mid- to late-May.  Right around my birthday.  I'm looking forward to posting pictures.

Thanks for the Green Grips link.  They really have quite the colour selection!

Mt

[William]

Matt

That's the way I seem to be doing it.  I have 95% of the build kits for two more bikes.  For the cost of a Betty Frameset I'd have a man-mixte!  For the cost of an Atlantis frameset I'd have an epic all-rounder!  It's just SO MUCH EASIER to absorb build kits into the garage.  Once it's actually a bike, the family figures it out.