Comments on: On One 456 Evo2

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:41:20 +0000

Even more dumb is that someone bought the frame on eBay for over £100 when On One flogged it off.

By: SteBo

SteBo — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:43:03 +0000

“…I like the way that it’s so anti-fashion.” “I needed something rusty that would look at home in a workshop with a vintage motorcycle, as well as hanging on a traditional barber’s shop wall.” What sort of moronic criteria for a mountain bike are these? Removing the clear and washing with bleach so that the rust attacks quicker? Is this our future generation’s idea of time well spent? Putting time and effort into making yourself or an object look unkept defeats the entire purpose. When the goal is merely to mimic an image rather than possess the actual qualities of a genuine version of said image is really only points to stupidity in my mind.

I have a 456 Evo and love it because the geometry is a great blend of efficiency and fun as hell to ride. Its not a light frame but it probably will never break…so long as I don’t let it rust too much. Lets all remember that the thinnest tube is about .6mm so lets leave the paint on them and leave this joker to load test the frame after a few years of oxidation.

By: Clive Nutton

Clive Nutton — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:06:15 +0000

I’ve got a Ti 456 which I bought after my Five was nicked. It’s certainly no less fun than the Five. Hardtail geometry seems to have come a long way since the last one I had (a mid-90s P7). I’m no Luddite. I don’t buy the “hardtails are more real” thing. But it’s refreshing not to be faffing about “optimising” shock settings when I could be lashing about in the woods, effecting my own escape. In that respect the 456 is somehow, most of the time, even more fun.

Thanks for the video, by the way. Thought it was stylish, funny and philosophical all in good measure. Made me think about how I prioritise and whether the way I work meets my aims. Would be good to read a “making of” piece from a technical and aesthetic, storytelling POV.