My new Gary Fisher Paragon is all white. The frame, fork, brake calipers, and brake levers are white. I'm adding a white WTB Deva ti saddle as soon as I have the money. The bike is down right sexy. The white is not hard to keep clean - just ride it in the snow.
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02-01-2009, 07:48 AM #1
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02-01-2009, 06:54 PM #2
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White would stay clean for about 2 min here in Western Australia...
Especially at the Goat Farm!
Not from mud but red/orange dirt of course covered by ***** pea gravel Western Aust is famous for.
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02-01-2009, 07:21 PM #3
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white is this years hot color in the bmx race world... All the cool kids want the new white stuff... Dont get it either?
Our mechanics HATE white bikes! And when we get roadies in for service withh white bar tape we have to instantly cover the bars in press and seal saran wrap.
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02-02-2009, 03:10 AM #4
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My GT mtb is white, and it looks great covered in mud and dirt! Come to think about it, that bike looks great in any conditions- I love it! Color wasn't something that I worried too much about when I bought it....
RM, I love that tip about press and seal wrap for white bar tape- thanks for sharing!
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02-02-2009, 07:13 AM #5
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Your mechanics sound high maintenance. Hate white, hate mechanical discs.
Originally Posted by Running Mommy
My roadie is blue and white but it has dark blue bar tape. I still am daydreaming about that Juliana.
Amanda
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02-02-2009, 08:25 AM #6
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I don't blame them....I'm gun-shy about white on customers bikes too. A bike can come in slathered in road grit, and with sweaty torn bar tape that used to be white, but if there's even a speck of grease on it upon return, the owner will go ballistic. "Please do a 30-day checkup" somehow means "please give my bike the 2-hour spa treatment for free, even though I don't love it enough to even apply chain lube". Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
Your mechanics sound high maintenance. Hate white, hate mechanical discs. My roadie is blue and white but it has dark blue bar tape. I still am daydreaming about that Juliana.
Not saying that all cyclists are like this, but there's a few out there....
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02-02-2009, 08:43 AM #7
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No Becky, I have heard other customers complaining to managers about grease on bar tape or something trivial. When I had white bar tape I just didn't see it as anything to get my panties in a wad about.
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02-02-2009, 06:06 PM #8
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Aggie... I think this bike has your name all over it!
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=28955
Titus, you know, like all the cool kids ride! I have ridden a Juliana, it didn't rock my world. But then again, I like a true XC stance (none of this AM stuff, bleck!). The bike that really stopped me in my tracks, sky opened up, angels heard on high, was the Yeti ASR-SL. Totally blacked out, sub 25lb, from first crank I was in love. Too bad she was 4k...
I love all black bikes. Everything else makes my butt look fat.
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