How important is bike color to you?

[VeloVT]

I don't object to that color scheme. However, I would not put white tape and seat with those colors, regardless of how trendy white tape is. The bike will look much more subtle and sophisticated and sleek and stealthy with black seat/tape, imo.

BTW here's the bike for those of you who are too lazy to click on the link (I would be some days):



(And I really like the look of white tape generally and even have it on my roadbike).

That said, I am of the school that would probably buy the bike, if I loved the ride and the price/components were right, even if I didn't love the colors.

Heck, I don't love the color scheme on my Bianchi cx/commuter bike. Now I really like celeste -- I do -- but the graphics on my model year are just kind of ugly in my opinion.



I've had the bike two years and I haven't changed my opinion on this. However, it's the little engine that could. It's just such a workhorse. And the geometry is so comfortable. I love riding it. The fact that it's not what I would ideally choose aesthetically somehow doesn't bother me.

My road bike... I'm constantly fussing over whether I like this or that on it... are the pink tires cheesy... does the black seat with white center stripe work acceptably well with white tape? and I'm just never satisfied... even though up close, the quality of the finish job on my road bike is beautiful (whether or not you like the graphics -- and I'm okay with them, though I think Cervelo, for instance, has nicer graphics).



I guess my point is, it's more complicated than just the colors. I would give the bike a chance. At least wait until you see it in the flesh.