your choice... pastels/colours/black - what colour bike do you want to ride! POLL

[cyclingtosydney]

Hi again,

Thank you so much for all your help with my previous question.
(http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?p=472901#post472901)

heres a poll version!

Thanks, Kira

p.s ive just gone for a simple version rather than list every colour option - please leave a post if you would like to give more detail!

[HoosierGiant]

My Giant OCR Limited is black (carbon) with screaming yellow detailing -- LOVE IT!!!

[malkin]

It depends on the bike.

[Biciclista]

yay! Orange is winning (bump) :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Where's my choice for nature and earth toned colors?? :(

[Kalidurga]

Where's my choice for nature and earth toned colors?? :(

+1.

[7rider]

+1.

"Green" isn't earth toned???
I would think it would fall under "unisex."

[Biciclista]

hm, where are all our pink bike ladies?

[Kalidurga]

"Green" isn't earth toned???
I would think it would fall under "unisex."

Depends on the green. That Salsa Chili Con Crosso I was looking at a year or so ago wouldn't necessarily qualify as being an "earthy" shade.

None of those categories really fits my tastes. I like them either subdued, like mossy greens or browns or even grey, or make-yer-eyes-bleed fun colors like neon green. If I can't get the bike I want in either of those ranges, I stick with black.

Basically, no pastels or primaries for me.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Depends on the green. That Salsa Chili Con Crosso I was looking at a year or so ago wouldn't necessarily qualify as being an "earthy" shade.

None of those categories really fits my tastes. I like them either subdued, like mossy greens or browns or even grey, or make-yer-eyes-bleed fun colors like neon green. If I can't get the bike I want in either of those ranges, I stick with black.

Basically, no pastels or primaries for me.

+1

Since the category right below 'orange/red/greens' was "no bright colors,=black, silver, etc"... made it seem like the red/orange/green group were the usual really bright or neon bike primary colors.

I like soft rich earthy tones too. If I ever get another bike it'll probably be the yummy color of a brown kraft paper bag. :cool:

[Triskeliongirl]

One problem with the poll is that I LOVE black bikes and HATE white ones, which you grouped together. I have one of each. What I hate about the white one is that it gets dirty so fast, (I also dislike that it has a frilly blue decoration). What I love about the black one is it doesn't show the dirt, and like the red accents. In fact, nude carbon is my favorite. Second would be bare titanium...........

[tc1]

I don't see an option for bright primary colors. Seriously, like the old schwinn red and orange. Or any kind of bright blue. Or bright purple or fuschia or magenta. My road bike, which was available with a choice of colors but not a custom color, is a shade most men call pink but I call fuschia. Women just say they like the color.

I am now shopping for a full suspension mountain bike. As dumb and girly as it is, the lack of color out there is causing me to wait. Who decided that bikes should be neutral colored with just a hint of color on the badge? All I see are black (ick) or silver (even worse) or kinda greyish (gag me). Oh and don't forget moss or khaki green. I think the marketers are missing something. Hell, colors can be manly. Go look at a custom motorcycle or car show and you will see what I am talking about.

Being born and raised in Seattle, I can tell you that these neutral mud colors are the dominant design aesthetic here, and I hate it. Dullness is so pervasive that even I am dressing dull, it is getting harder to find bright clothes to purchase.

[Kalidurga]

Who decided that bikes should be neutral colored with just a hint of color on the badge? All I see are black (ick) or silver (even worse) or kinda greyish (gag me). Oh and don't forget moss or khaki green. I think the marketers are missing something...

Being born and raised in Seattle, I can tell you that these neutral mud colors are the dominant design aesthetic here, and I hate it. Dullness is so pervasive that even I am dressing dull, it is getting harder to find bright clothes to purchase.

You and I should trade places. Only I don't call it "dullness", I call it "subtle".

[Biciclista]

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Being born and raised in Seattle, I can tell you that these neutral mud colors are the dominant design aesthetic here, and I hate it. Dullness is so pervasive that even I am dressing dull, it is getting harder to find bright clothes to purchase.

yes, especially this time of year where everything is dull and dark,we want bright colors here!

TC1, option two is bright colors, red, orange she mentioned. Implication would include other bright non girly colors

[DebbieDowner]

my favorite color is pink. everything i have is pink. but when it came time to picking a bike a think a white bike with colored detail will last longer and not age as fast in terms of style. i hope.

[Skierchickie]

+1.

Make that +2. I think the bike pictures I drool over the most are the touring/commuting bikes with rich creams, dark oranges, sage greens, or brownish colors with wood fenders & leather seats & tape. Somebody posted one recently with cool whitewall (although not white) tires. Very classy. Not that that is the kind of riding I do. So many of the road bikes now look "busy" to me, like they are trying to make them look fast, but missing the boat.

I picked the oranges and greens category, but it all depends on the shade. Emerald green, no, sage green, yes. Safety vest orange, no, deep pumpkin, yes. However, I have been in an orange accessory stage for a while now - sort of a mango color.

[skhill]

Maybe it's just me, but it depends on the bike. For a commuter/city bike, I like brown/black/grey. Road bike, bright blue. Mountain bike, red or orange or maybe green feels right...

On a related note, when I went shopping for new running shoes yesterday, my request was no pink. My previous 2 pairs have been pink, they've felt right on my feet, but I hated the color... I ended up with a great pair in blue that were marked down!

[evangundy]

I have so many colors in my closet, both regular clothes and bike clothes. And I am someone that likes to be color coordinated, including the bike and my bodysoc (that's the fabric cover around me on my recumbent). So after having blue then green then teal bikes, I've stayed with black and then silver and then ti for my bikes. That way, no matter what I am wearing, I'm never going to clash with the color of my bike :-)

Hmmm, I just realized that I do not have a good picture of my TiRush (that I have had for 2 years now). My avatar is my old black bike. Might be time to remedy that.
Edna

[Trek420]

Mondonico ~ silver with a subtle hint of lavender. The chart called the color "metallic plum" but depending on the light it's anywhere from pink to light purple. I never get bored with the color because it's always changing. :cool:

GT commuter ~ bright, loud, visible "you moron, how can you tell me you did not see that????" screaming school bus YELLOW :D :D

Mixte ~ beautiful green tea green. Picked it out of the gutter and rebuilt it because of the color and because it's a great bike :)

Knott's Giant ~ she picked the red to match a hint of deep red in the headbadge. My gal has taste and Chris and his guys matched it beautifully.

Knott's Waterford ~ gold!

Knott's Surly Crossride ~ black of course but with lots of red accents :cool:

[ginny]

I agree, it depends on the bike. Also, I like muted colors and then I like to accessorize with something ...whimsical - that can be changed. Moreover, I would take the 'perfect" bike in whatever color I could get. Though, when I have a custom bike powder coated, it will be very similar in color to Lisa's bumble bee luna.

[Crankin]

Color never once entered into my decision in buying a bike. I was buying the bike, not a "look." Maybe I am weird?
My road bike is red, black, with a little white. My fun, around town Jamis is royal blue.
My mtb is a very plain chocolate brown.
Now that I have a red bike, I finally got the red shoes to match. But other than that, color does not enter into any bike decisions for me.
Now clothes for the bike, that's a different story.
I am the same way with cars.

[SadieKate]

Where is "all of the above"? And why is it assumed that pink is a pastel or feminine? My cross bike is hot bubblegum pink and a ton of guys have said they want it. There were some dang hot racer bodies sporting T-Mobile pink for a while (OK, let's not get into the drug problems).