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  • inspire my Soul ! green, blue or orange ? pics please :-)
  • iainc
    Full Member

    So after much pondering and a huge amount of help on here last few days re build list, my 5 and rock lobster will shortly morph into a new Soul. I am going with bike shop full build and have some rough costs and going in Sunday to sort the detail.

    What about the colour though ? Torn between orange and duck egg blue.

    Pictures of built up ones would be good 😛

    yunki
    Free Member

    luket
    Full Member

    And for the duck’s eggs, see here:

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/duck-egg-soul

    I’ve now finished it. Eccentric rear hub, Crest rims front and back and I’ve removed the chin rest. It’s great. I’d post a picture to update that thread but then I probably ought to wash the bike to do that…

    boxelder
    Full Member

    Green if it were me.
    Sent mail about wheels you may be interested in.

    iainc
    Full Member

    Liking the blue 🙂

    My 5 is orange and my Jake is green, blue would be different, although the orange Orange is going

    iainc
    Full Member

    Boxelder, saw post about wheels, a great offer, but am getting full build from shop, which brings a good package price. Thanks though

    boxelder
    Full Member

    No probs. Still green.

    jamj1974
    Full Member

    My bro is building up a new one in duck egg. Looks great!

    nixie
    Full Member

    Orange all the way 😀 (though not a soul)


    iainc
    Full Member

    Need to see some green ones 🙂

    I had thought that orange with white forks would be nice, but loving the black fork pics

    mattjg
    Free Member

    Ian, Souls are orange and IMO white bits look tatty as soon as they’re not spotless.

    vorlich
    Free Member

    Blue Bars FTW. Now with sensible hoses.

    Sanny
    Free Member

    Before you pull the trigger, I would suggest you try my mate’s Solaris. It’s a 17.5 inch frame. The Soul isn’t going to be that much different from your Rock Lobster. Knowing the riding you do pretty well, I’d definitely test ride the wagon wheel bike first if only to confirm your choice. 😀

    iainc
    Full Member

    Sanny – good idea, will drop you a text, ta

    Scamper
    Free Member

    Rubbish pics

    Classic Soul mark 2

    Green Bfe, but gives you an idea

    mattjg
    Free Member

    Ian I second trying a 29er before you commit, was going to say the same on your ‘Soul as only MTB’ thread. (My answer to which would be no I’d want a 29er!).

    Whathaveisaidnow
    Free Member

    blue

    Houns
    Full Member

    Duck egg with silver kit

    Mmmmm

    honourablegeorge
    Full Member

    I like that green one.

    I ordered the last of the black ones yesterday for a mate. The black doesn’t get enough love on here.

    iainc
    Full Member

    This 29’er Solaris chat is unnerving me…. As a short legged chap (5ft 10 and 30.5 inside leg) surely it would be too big for me ? And what is optimum fork travel for a Solaris vs the 120 of the soul ?

    mattjg
    Free Member

    You’re absolutely not too short for a 29er, that’s a myth from the dark ages. (I’m shorter than you). Can’t help with forks on the Solaris specifically but very roughly 20mm less travel on a 29er wheel comes out about the same. It’s not the same (because a bigger wheel is better described as damping, it’s not suspension) but it comes out in the same ballpark.

    Go try some for yourself.

    (A whole bunch of the defensive/agressive 26er bunch will probably pile in now. I’m not looking for that discussion myself, I’m just saying give it a try in case it works for you).

    chives
    Free Member

    Just for mattjq,

    Ian, Souls are orange and IMO white bits look tatty as soon as they’re not spotless.

    😆

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    Guilty as charged your honour! If I was buying new, I’d probably get the duck egg blue, though my mates green Bfe looks good too..

    mattjg
    Free Member

    you made me chortle

    what colour did it start with?

    chives
    Free Member

    Not sure what it was when it was new – a previous owner got it sprayed white by Dave Yates. It does look smart when it’s clean, honest!

    mattjg
    Free Member

    prove it

    chives
    Free Member

    If you insist! 🙂

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    mattjg
    Free Member

    proved

    KingofBiscuits
    Free Member

    Green….although go for the big wheels 😉

    bumps
    Free Member

    Green. Black and white parts.

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