[Closed] Whats happening at on-one then?

he was looking to move house a while back.

Maybe he's investing in a bigger shed?

i've heard rumours

"i've heard rumours"

care to start one?

I heard a rumour that Planet X wasn't in the best of health. Anyone know if there's any truth in that?

i'm sure you can wait til monday

it'd be a quantum shift if it's true though

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A "quantum leap"? i.e. a very, very small movement?

Or is it more like this?
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Does this mean pre-mainstream On-Ones will become collectors items?

More to the point, will you be able to use your W****e voucher to get a discount?

no, a quantum leap in that it defies the norms of understanding

zOMG! It'll be just like Klein and Trek all over again. Only without the nice paint.

Are there any Norms on this site?

I know we have a Fred and a few Simons..

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Ziggy says there' **** all chance of Brant telling you to Monday.

Linky (to very little extra information): http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/uk-bike-builder-brant-richards-on-the-move-20210

The Living Carpets - Quality blast from the past!

brant has been very quiet recently.

Fireplace needs re-pointing and those kitchen cupboards are well wonky. Does gary Fisher not mind folk borrowing his beards?
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I'll start a rumour;

Perhaps it's a rescue deal after on-one/ planets X's recent skirmish with the Inland Revenue.

KINGTUT - Member

I'll start a rumour;

Perhaps it's a rescue deal after on-one/ planets X's recent skirmish with the Inland Revenue.

I was thinking not so much "rescue deal", more "change of trading arrangements". Sounds like Brant got shafted by the tax folks due to incorrect advice. Maybe this change just makes more sense in light of those tax rules.

I believe (in a I just made this up kinda way) that he is leaving the bike business and setting up a new venture specialising in amputee pornography

Maybe Gordon's bought it for us to save British jobs?

[url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2009/davos/7860310.stm ]Here's the video of Brant calling him![/url]

Hmmmmmm sounds' armless enough, good luck to him.

I heard a rumour that Planet X wasn't in the best of health. Anyone know if there's any truth in that?

NO truth in that at all. Planet X are in excellent health in every way. Other than that, I'm not going to speculate.

sod the rumour

any cheap bike going?

the rumour i heard* was that Brant was going to change his hairstyle and facial topiary to a style more befitting of his age

just a rumour mind

*not really

Good time to cozy up with a big bike brand, especially with cheap frames/deals in Taiwan drying up due to the exchange rate.

Appoints Halfords as distributor.......?

On the "how much are you paid thread", Brant said he owned shares in a bike company that's doing very well, so it's probably not anything related to bad financial health of the company.

My guess 1: Selling build kits rather than bikes
My guess 2: Brant drinks too much red wine tonight and blabs on Twitter or here 🙂

Bikes to be sold only through marketing on STW website?

Ohh. What do you mean they already are?

😉

Ok I'll start another rumor;

Upgrade is taking over the distribution of on-one frames.

A bit of made up research has revealed that he has invented a new process for making road bicycles entirely out of his own logos as he was dissapointed with the lack of logos on previous bikes.

Maybe

maybe the trek thing is going to rear it's head finally?

I heard it was more along the lines of a home video featuring 1 man, 1 inbred and 1 tub of muc-off.

I shit you not.

I heard it was more along the lines of a home video featuring 1 man, 1 inbred and 1 tub of muc-off

you forgot that it's a one armed man

last I heard Tomac had offered him a job designing tyre nobbles.

Bikes to be sold only through marketing on STW website?

On-one's viral marketing extends to Twitter as brant launches a new, even nicherer range of bikes designed for those with very short attention spans and blogging urges. To be branded "Twa*ter".

Nah, he's just got a bigger shed, with an Aga and spa pool fitted.

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PMSL at several comments on here

actually, I prefer the first one.
Heard he had also decided to quit the bike industry and move into designing oil rig platforms using the skills learnt while designing a bike for Ton.

lets hope that he continues to put out bikes like my ti456 which rips the heart out of my Hummer everytime i ride it 😀

'my ti456....my Hummer'. I'm really starting to dislike you the_lecht_rocks, in a very jealous sort of way.

i heared a rumour, CHB is gonna get it. 😆

other one is i am gonna employ brant as my personal bike builder, cos i swap em that much.

Truth is, On One has been bought by Tesco as their bike value brand, it's all going to be red, white and blue Value brand-striped Inbreds from now on. The white paint made it a done deal by minimising paint costs and allowing existing stock to be utilised with the aid of some sticky tape. Honest guv.

You've all got it wrong.

Brant's discovered that the paint he uses on the On-Ones is so tough that there is no need to have a steel frame under it.

He is busy patenting this process and that is why the world economy has collapsed - because of the lower demand for steel.

Lloyds are taking over on-one. It'll be the "Lloyds Inbred" and the "Lloyds Scandal" - which also accurately describes the Lloyds board and the mess they're in.

wild guess: he's got a new job as a frame designer over in the states?

(just incase: it wasn't my idea!)

404 - you've got it 😀 LOL
jim the saint - you don't wanna see my suspension bikes then 😀

whatever he is doing congratulations hope you do well, shame on ones are so gopping looks wise

Apollo Inbred anyone?

On sale at a Halfords near you now?

q`E

Oops. That was either my cat or my 15mth old daughter. Or both of them together.

all this fuss over the fact that he's facing up to being bald and going for a no1 crew cut.

I can only hope that what ever it is it leads on to the ultimate goal...

...full scale jerky production!!

spots an opportunity to start viral marketing on the BBC by replacing the bearded wonder on TMS?

"And at the end of the over, Strauss is ON-ONE"

Zak Tempest is taking over.

the clues are there.....move to a [b]GIANT[/b] distributor

or maybe not, anyway whatever it is i wish him bon chance

.move to a GIANT distributor

Oh give up.

or maybe not, anyway whatever it is i wish him bon chance

I AM NOT GOING TO WORK FOR GIANT (well, unless the price is right, and they approach me in 12 months time).

Opening a on-one branded physical shop?

what about the Jerky!?!?

its where the clever money is!!

people will always need dried meat products Brant!!!

cwmon!!!

New edition of "mountain bike maintenance and repair" ?

epicyclo - Member

You've all got it wrong.

Brant's discovered that the paint he uses on the On-Ones is so tough that there is no need to have a steel frame under it.

have you ever owned an on-one? i think the only downfall of them is the very easy to chip paint!

Im going for sex change in a push to launch his new female orientated bikes. Congrats Brantalina.

[i]pjt201 - Member

[b]epicyclo - Member

You've all got it wrong.

Brant's discovered that the paint he uses on the On-Ones is so tough that there is no need to have a steel frame under it. [/b]

have you ever owned an on-one? i think the only downfall of them is the very easy to chip paint! [/i]

epicyclo's post made me laff so hard it hurt (again being an owner), pjt201, I (like) to think epicyclo knew what he was talking about & got it right on the money 😀

I did worry alittle when I started reading this thread as I'm awaiting his full-susser with baited breath (well as long as its a sub4inch short travel/long fork capable steed)...hint hint!

Brant does need a bigger shed though, when I was down there he had a few bike frames propped against his Dads Mower.

All I can say is soon you will be able to point to an on-one rider and say "Ur bike is a saracin!"

😆

Does gary Fisher not mind folk borrowing his beards?

one of our female members referred to that sort of "beard" as a "muff tickler" :o)

beards aren't called 'ladies favourite' for nothing

All I can say is soon you will be able to point to an on-one rider and say "Ur bike is a saracin!"

Well seeing as as of the end of March Saracen will cease to be in their current form as the brand has been bought by Madison (behing Ridgeback, Genesis and Shimano importer for the UK amongst other things) I really rather doubt it.

Esp as Saracen went tits up a couple of years back owing lots of money to suppliers and factories then started the next day under a new name which had been registered a while before (Saracen Bikes vs Saracen Cycles any one?) and carried on as if nothing had happened!

SSP

Its nothing special. I've heard that Brants launching a fem-fresh and dirty sort of range. There is going to be one called the onPinkone, potbrown, brownstar and onupone. Bloody Cover-copist.

😆 Genius Tag- 'off to tefal'. They used to call me Tefalhead at school! 😆

Ah come on Alex, let's not let anything get in the way of a bit of speculation 🙂

So he is off to work for GIANT!!! 😯

That Jamie Oliver show about pigs has had an impact in the shed, and Brant's now dedicated to producing free-range organic steel. After witnessing iron ore's living conditions during the mining process on a recent research mission, he's come up with a new method of rearing it that gives the ore room to frolic and forage. He's leaving the artificial insemination to the experts though (thank god).