I like the B&G combination, but it's just a personal bias. (GO STEELERS!)
It looks like an awesome bike. Look at those 650c wheels! Woohoo!
Years ago when I bought my mountain bike I decided to sleep on it for ONE night. The next day when I went back to buy the bike the really cool color I wanted had been sold. The only other bike they had in my size was the same model but was a horrible color. The color was called "citrus green" but it was more like a pissy metallic Gatorade yellow.
I was less than enthused about the color, but I bought the bike anyway.
I fell in love with the bike the first time I took it out for a ride.
That bike is still with me 10 years later, and although it's been more of a utility bike recently, I still love this bike, warts & all. I love how ugly the color is and how out-of-style the geometry is. And good lord it is heavy! This essentially means that the bike is theft-proof, which is very important to me these days.
If I ever decide to get another bike I'm gonna buy the ugliest thing I can find. .![]()



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. That's a funny way to put it, but true. One of my bike buds has a nice new carbon, but rides it only for certain things. He rides his 30somthing old Schwin race/road bike complete w/well broken Brooks in race saddle. To ME it is a gorgeous bike because I know what it really is. To anyone else as he says, "who would want to steal my old bike outta the rack?". Recently I had a theft attempt on one of my new bikes. They only picked mine because of what it was, gheez. I have a very old bike myself I've considered refurbushing that's about like this and heavy as can be... maybe I'll take her on now, vs getting new
I don't care for the gold either. It makes the bike "different" which can be good in some ways, but in others maybe not so good. The biggest thing is will you have what I call "eternal buyer's remorse".
. NOW, I am so glad I have the white bike. It still looks very feminine, but clean looking. I never have to think about what colors to match it... everything goes. I've been saddle/pedal shopping lately and I'm having a really hard time chosing things that have a tinge of
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