Oh, thank heavens it is so different from all the other mashs. It has red bar tape and a red saddle!!! Wow, I couldn’t picture that one. I wonder if somebody could build one with green bar tape and a black saddle instead. That must look so cool. Anybody? Please build it, my imagination just isn’t sufficient.

Sorry for the irony, it is a nice bike, no offense meant. It has all the fancy parts, but it’s just a mash. Again. There is probably only one good looking way to build a mash. That is to use only black parts. And it has been done once or twice already. Different colors for tape, saddle and tyres is like changing the tie, but that doesn’t make a new suit. It’s just a bit boring.

Thumbs up for your restraint in the aerospoke department and the matching wheelset. And for taping the bars. Enjoy your ride.

i see where you are trying to go with the red but the handlebars and red saddle just look a bit much. like, i see the nice wheels with the red spoke nipples, and oooo the little bit of red from the phil wood’s logo on the hubs…the walls of the tires are sort of red…that little red part on the pedals….

but the all red handlebars and red saddle kind of throw it overboard….maybe some red strong X track grips…it would still be red but half as much, and showing more black. then i think a black saddle would be fine. if there is one out there that is good for your butt and happens to be black with a touch of red on it (stitching? logo?) then that furthers the mostly black with touches of red thing it seems like you are going for.

also the saddle looks kinda small on this build.
then i wouldn’t mind a red knog. maybe even red chainring bolts, but that might be a little much.

just my opinion. im sure the bike is super fast.

The Black Philwood Hubs With The Red Touch…Red Spoke Nipples…Absolutely Perfect…Maybe Red B43′s? To Set It Apart From All The Others (: