How important is bike color to you?

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I like the gold. It looks like an old gold not a screaming gold, but like everyone else says, it's a personal choice. I like my bike to be different. I don't want to see it every time I go on a ride. That's what really bugs me about color choices. Pyannyplayer had her bike painted after she had it for a year. You could think about that too! You definitely wouldn't see your bike again.

Can they get the 2008 for you? I know a lot of suppliers ran out...or maybe save save save and get the next step up? Personally, if I didn't like the color, and didn't want to get it painted, I wouldn't get it because I've done that and I was unhappy. I kept seeing bikes I liked better. It's obviously important to you too. Maybe you could ride other bikes until you find your true love? There is more than one bike that will fit you ya know!

Edit: By the way, bikes went way up in 2009. Are you sure about the pricing? There have been several threads about it.
another edit: Have you ridden that bike? That top tube (545) seems kind of long for a 50cm women's specific bike.