How important is bike color to you?

[GLC1968]

I agree that bike color is important.

BUT, have you seen this bike in person? Or more specifically, the paint job in person? I ask because it may not be what you think.

I fell in love with the PERFECT bike for me. It was a great deal, the right size, all the components I wanted, the right frame material, etc. The problem was...I didn't like the color. In fact, I was tempted to get the newer version of the same bike in the lower quality frame material and lower level components just because I liked the paint job better. I told myself that was silly and agreed to order the bike in the paint color I didn't love. Turns out, when it arrived, it was MUCH prettier than I had expected. It wasn't even remotely gaudy like it looked in the photos - it was beautiful. Now I LOVE my bike and I get compliments on it all the time (it really is pretty).

Before you decide, can you find a place to view the 2009 paint job in person?

And yeah, the first thing I thought when I looked at it was 'Pittsburgh Steelers'.

[NbyNW]

And yeah, the first thing I thought when I looked at it was 'Pittsburgh Steelers'.

Actually, the metallic gold is closer to the New Orleans Saints' palette.

THIS says Pittsburgh Steelers:
(and I do hope that any would-be thieves in the Seattle area would find this to be a vomitous color combination)

[Zen]

Vomitous- I like that word!

[ginny]

I just went through the bike color ordeal. I decided that I would promise myself that I would powder coat any bike I didn't like the color of. That allowed me to open up my search. Having said that, I just bought a bike I wasn't super stoked on the color, but it's growing on me and it's all about accessorizing So, if you like the bike and the components, etc, powder coating around here is only about $80-100 for the frame... not a reason not to buy a bike in my opinion. Happy new bike!

[singletrackmind]

My first mtn bike was neon yellow with black splatters, it was appalling. The second is dark blue and I found I missed my squinty-eye bike. I made up for it with the third, a bright easter egg green. My road bike is white (bleh) and my tandem black/silver/grey (super-bleh). I don't regret any of them because they had what I needed at a price I could deal with.
But that's just me.

[Meg McKilty]

This reminds me of this thread:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ight=Dear+Bike

We had huge anger issues about people caring what color was appropriate or tacky during the thread. Very interesting how people deem what colors are "fru-fru" or "girly" and what colors are not.

[wildhawk]

I think all bikes are interesting - regardless of color. However the year we purchased my bike - the ladies version of it was a deep, dark purple and the men’s was a cool black and red. Eventhough my previous mtb was black, the men’s version could not be fitted to me in my hybrid. So purple was the choice for me. I did not like her at first, but now have grown to like the deep, dark purple. She looks almost black in certain light and I am more into function than looks. The prettiest bike in the world does not mean squat if it causes you pain and is not the right size for you. Just ask my knees - that mtb had to go… I love my purple hybrid bike!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Very interesting how people deem what colors are "fru-fru" or "girly" and what colors are not.

What colors are 'girly'?....Just walk into any Target or Wal-mart or JCPenny little girl clothes section and you'll see that 90% of all the clothing there is either pink or lavender.
Not saying girly is good or bad, but pink & lavender are definitely viewed these days as 'girly' colors by our society.

Interestingly, 25 years ago when my two daughters little, I remember there being a lot more primary (Sesame St. type) colors in the little girls departments...more reds and yellows and greens and blues mixed in with the pinks and lavenders. But now it's like a solid WALL of pink and lavender that greets you. As an artist I notice these things. Hmmm...what direction are we headed in?