As long as bike manufacturers keep making these ugly bikes, women are going to be unhappy.
While i was at the bike shop the other day; a woman with a 12 year old girl were in there looking for a 400 dollar trek. "But the man on the phone said there was a red one.."
she said; looking at the grey bike on the floor. "Oh, said the guy; there's the red one up there" it was this wine flat-colored paint job; that a guy would probably like, but the little girl wanted a hot red bike. They walked out without buying
anything.

I have only had one bike in my adult life that came close to "my colors."

I am happy that my Bianchi has YELLOW on it for crying out loud.

your opinions are very valid and it's a shame that the only fix right now is
to pay a fortune to paint it.