Dear Bike Companies:

[pooks]

I'd love a great orange or yellow or burnt orange.

What I really want, though, is a bike all glittery and red like Dorothy's ruby slippers.

(I agree with Xeney -- it's just COLOR, skip the baggage.

OTOH, I agree that I get annoyed when I see that Jamis Quest in a lovely copper that I love, and then see that if I need the WSD it's a color that only a Bianchi-lover could love.

(Have I insulted enough people? Do I need to keep going? Or just -- GO?)

Anyway, I think the "insult" is when the two bikes are supposedly the same, except for the WSD part, and you see they chose a color that they think women would more likely want -- and it's not a color YOU care for, and then you're insulted that they think YOU would want such an insipid color, and how disrespectful, they sure didn't do that to the guys!

"YOU" meaning "ME" when I checked out that Jamis Quest, of course.

[SadieKate]

Pooks, it is far too early in your test riding career to be getting your undies in a bundle over color. Go test ride a ton of bikes! Feel the ride, feel the fit, caress those hoods under your handles, tickle the brake levers. Worry about the color last. Not everybody needs a WSD and every company has a different take on "WSD". Go friggin' ride! Have I said it enough?

[pooks]

SadieKate, you totally underestimate the size of my frillies. I have enough fabric to get twisted over color, over type bike, over geometry, over availability of matching jerseys!

Just sign me --

Twisted Knickers in Dallas

[SadieKate]

Oh gawd. This project is going to take forever, isn't it?

[pooks]

Oh, and love that bike! (By the way there are so many shades of pink. I've seen some pink bikes that I thought looked hot and some that I wouldn't ever want. I tend to love strong colors, jewel tones.)

And I'm amazed nobody has made that Ruby Slipper Bike.

[pooks]

Too bad there's not a "mooning" emoticon, SadieKate.

Just use your imagination.

OO

[mary9761]

Too bad there's not a "mooning" emoticon, SadieKate.

Just use your imagination.

OO

How about THIS one???
Or maybe THIS one??
Sorry I couldn't resist!

[pooks]

Mary, those cracks crack me up.

[spokewench]

Pooks buy a bike that fits you and that you like the ride of. Don't worry about the color - As I posted above, that is what I did and I have a pink and carbon bike. Not my fave but it is what it is. Too bad people are not supposed to have an opinion on this forum!

spoke

[pooks]

I'm sure I'll buy a bike that fits, perhaps THE bike that fits.

But while the world is my oyster, I can dream, right?

(Ruby Slippers.)

[nicole309]

My bike is Orange and all the guys drool over it. Seriously, the guys all think my bike is cool. Since I am new to all of this, I'm still not really sure why.
I have had two guys ask if I am selling it anytime soon. One guy just wanted to buy my rims. One guy who says he has been riding a bike for 50 years stood by my bike outside the CO-OP just to see who would come out and claim the bike. The bike has been whistled at and flirted with!!
Seriously, I never get this type of attention when I am not with the bike.
Orange is a serious color!!

[SadieKate]

And I'm amazed nobody has made that Ruby Slipper Bike.

Don't you be moonin' me, missy. Ask and ye shall receive.

Run, don't walk to your nearest Gunnar dealer. These are wonderful bikes made by Waterford. Miss Yellow just got a Roadie. Take a look at the website. They do this nifty thing with colors of the month, year and so on. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and check out May's color: Sunset Red over Fine Gold.

http://www.gunnarbikes.com/

Close enough? I think you'd be very happy with one of the Gunnar models. So pull your shorts back up. It's blinding.

[pooks]

Take a look at the website. They do this nifty thing with colors of the month, year and so on. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and check out May's color: Sunset Red over Fine Gold.

http://www.gunnarbikes.com/

I'm verklempt!

[divingbiker]

What I really want, though, is a bike all glittery and red like Dorothy's ruby slippers.

I have a ruby slippers bike! This picture doesn't do it justice, but it's a deep glittery red, just as you described. Personally, I don't think bikes should be any color but red, but then I don't rule the world.

[pooks]

Nicole, I love your bike, and the color!

And divingbiker -- is that glittery? It's a gorgeous red.