I heard the rumours and now see this horror scenario is true……

Noooooooooooooo! Baldy geek towers what have you done! How can I upgrade my current black soul frame without the wife noticing now!!!!

My rocket is black. Wish I’d gone for the Orange as Matt Black shows up every scratch and ding. Still I like to think of those scars as memories..

Anyway get it bought, quick hammerite job and done 🙂

Travesty.
I imagine he has a very good reason. It had better be that the world has run out of black paint or the man is clearly insane.

could stop being pathetic & put the wife in her place 🙂

could stop being pathetic, listen to the wife and carry on riding the current frame which is still perfectly good, isn’t it? Would you really be any happier with the new one for more than 5 minutes? Remember how excited you were when you got this one? What’s changed since then? Is this the best way of spending £500? When are we going to get the windows done at the back? etc.

Here I was thinking that the OP was supposed to be a little bit of fun, implying that the only/worst bit of the discontinuation of black Souls is having a harder time “sneaking it past the wife”. I can clearly see now that I should have treated it as a 100% super serious post and angrily replied accordingly. I’m so sorry.

Maybe the OP wants to fit a dropper post.

Mr Rusty S has divined my true purpose………having destroyed two hilo’s and a trail drop in 27.2 guise I am hankering for my old trouble free and robust reverb from previous frame…..but not any time soon as yes, very happy with my black MkII…….equally perceptive Mr svalgis. Having “turned” wife from bike hater into super keen mtb beginner think I’ve earned some slack….she even demanded we went snow riding at the weekend…..think I’ve created a monster.

How can I upgrade my current black soul frame without the wife noticing now!!!!

Just tell her you are giving it a spruce up for the summer. A nice cheap powder coat and some new stickers. It will be much better value than buying a new one.

I too fancied a black one , all my bikes are black at the moment, after many years of bright and neon, must be a phase 😀

I’m fancying the lovely green Soul personally………………..

I fancy a duck egg blue one.

Am I wrong in thinking there was a black soul in the new soul brothers video? Nevermind I’ll have to settle for a green or orange when i’ve got some overtime in at work!

Still I like to think of those scars as memories..

TRUE! I still remember where I was when I clouted my XTR rear mech.

There are the first batch of mk III black souls out there, just none int the latest (Jan) batch…..looks like they now become collectors items……unless the inevitable riots oitside baldy geek towers bring about a black soul recall for batch 3!

svalgis – Member
Here I was thinking that the OP was supposed to be a little bit of fun, implying that the only/worst bit of the discontinuation of black Souls is having a harder time “sneaking it past the wife”. I can clearly see now that I should have treated it as a 100% super serious post and angrily replied accordingly. I’m so sorry.

I dont get whats funny about referring to the other half as the ‘Boss’, like you need permission to get a new bike or you need her ok, strange humour

kiwifiz – Member

Mr Rusty S has divined my true purpose………having destroyed two hilo’s and a trail drop in 27.2 guise I am hankering for my old trouble free and robust reverb from previous frame…

Gravity Dropper? More reliable than a reverb, and 900% more ugly as well, double win.

I’m more annoyed about all the large green BFe being sold out before they even got into the country. I want one. 🙁

Has anyone had theirs resprayed before? Can you peel and ‘re-use’ the original stickers or can Cotic provide them?

I dont get whats funny about referring to the other half as the ‘Boss’, like you need permission to get a new bike or you need her ok, strange humour

….keep digging timc……

I dont get whats funny about referring to the other half as the ‘Boss’, like you need permission to get a new bike or you need her ok, strange humour

So you have to personally find something funny to understand whether it’s intended as a joke or not?

kiwifiz – Member
….keep digging timc……

Digging what?

svalgis – Member
So you have to personally find something funny to understand whether it’s intended as a joke or not?

errr, i think i clearly state i know its intended as a joke, did you read the bit you quoted? ‘strange humour’ being the give away?