Matching gear/bike/clothing...

[GLC1968]

Ok, so now I need opinions...

I have this bike:

(except that the bottle cages are now white and the bottles are blue!)

I'm in the market for a new helmet. The one I have fits me, but it looks HUGE on my head. I've found a style that still fits well, but is a bit more streamlined on the outside. Question is..what color?

I like the silver combo or the basic white...


But I also like this blue. Is the blue too much? (I'm kind of thinking it is, but yet I still like the helmet...)



(The blue of the bike is not quite as turquoise-y as it looks in the photo, it's pretty close to the color of the blue helmet)

[Aint Doody]

Get the blue one. Your bike is gorgeous!

[sbctwin]

Go for the blue...by the way, what helmet is that. I have a baby blue bike that would go nice with...Oh my gosh, I am trying to match ....

[run it, ride it]

My favourite colours are blue, black and silver.

Ended up with two blue bikes and a silver horse, purely out of coincidence. I don't try to match--it just happens. Neither the bikes nor the horse seem to care.

Pick whatever colours make you feel good! No shame in matching.

GLC1968: get the blue helmet!

[emily_in_nc]

I too am a matching fool when it comes to bike gear (but no other sports gear or daily life either!) I have my black raspberry Aegis, so for awhile, everything I bought had to have a touch of that in it or at least not clash with it. Then I got my white Bike Friday with blue handlebar tape, so everything had to have blue in it. That worked out well when I got my mountain bike this summer, as it is silver (polished aluminum) with a bright blue fork (same color as my Bike Friday handlebar tape), so all the blue gear I'd accumulated works. Still, I've managed to buy a couple more blue or part-blue jerseys since then!

I like either the light blue or the white helmet with your pretty Terry!

Emily

[Bikingmomof3]

My vote is the blue helmet. It will go nicely with your beautiful bike.

[Triskeliongirl]

As you know I have the same bike, and my helmet is a blue to silver fade so I didn't have to choose! Yes, most of my clothes are blue and silver too, as is my *other* bike, thank goodness. If I were you I'd go with the silver. When your white handlebar tape gets too dirty, you can replace it with silver. Deda makes a pretty one. I used it for a while, but then swithced to black cuz I like the cush of the black deda gel tape more than the silver. I was actually stupid enough to buy a blue jacket instead of yellow to match my bike, but wish now I had yellow for visiblity.

[GLC1968]

Go for the blue...by the way, what helmet is that. I have a baby blue bike that would go nice with...Oh my gosh, I am trying to match ....

The blue one is a Giant Athena...the white and silver ones are Giant Ares.


Thanks for all the opinions, all! Keep 'em coming!!

(and in case anyone is wondering, my commuter is a light silver...so anything goes with it!)

[tattiefritter]

My bikes and their components coordinate quite well but not me, oh no. Total scruffbag I am! Most of my shorts/tights are black so no problems there and there is quite a preponderance of blue (my bikes are grey, black or green/black) around but I tend to grab the first thing to hand to wear - in the autumn I could be wearing a particularly fetching bright orange top with bright blue gilet (vest). I buy a lot of stuff in sales etc.

I do the same with my running kit - my favourite top is shocking pink (unusual for me) and I remember wearing it with another bright blue gilet and black knicker tights with lime green areas on them and blue socks. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror with my crimson face clashing with my top thinking - what a mess girl!

I've never been good at the matching look.

[PinkBike]

blue helmet.
definitely

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

With your bike, I'd choose the white helmet. The blue helmet is a whole different blue than the bike.

But...we should all just pick colors we feel good in and love, whether they match or not, right??

[Thistle]

i'd go the blue helmet. i think it's gorgeous

[Geonz]

I've abandoned all hope of matching so I CLASH and enjoy it. It tends to be more visible.

[Cluey]

I like the white - it is crisp and gives you greater flexibility in your outfits. To me, the bike and the helmet have to match but without the flair - flair is in the tops. Its like kitchen benches and floor tiles - those two are meant to match and then the cupboards should be the fancy shmancy..... Cluey

[lph]

You guys are insane. Matching bikes, helmets and clothing???

However, wearing discreetly color-coordinated clothes for rock-climbing, that also match my harness, shoes and carabiners - that's something completely different...


ps. For color-coordinated read "various shades of mud".... Or dark charcoal, or grubby olive green. Coordinated all the same!