womens bike colours... do women really want pink?

[crazycanuck]

Wait! Wait!

If the price is right for the Titus demo bike you bet i'm a getting it!!! I know it's pink but i'm sure I can repaint it

I normally try & stay away from pink stuff but in this case it might not be possible...

[Aggie_Ama]

I have to say I was really glad my Gary Fisher fit me because the brown Trek Fuel WSD design from last year totally didn't make me giddy. It looked like my Pawpaw's Delta 88 from the early 80's, so of course the bike looked heavy and slow. Luckily my black Fisher with pink accents fit me and made me happy to look at. I guess I could have gotten used to the Pawpaw bike, at least it would have made me think of my dear Pawpaw who I miss. Besides I am too cheap (thrifty?) to waste money repainting a brand new bike because I don't like the color, my preference not that I blame someone who does.

[jessica47201]

I like the girly colored bikes for other women, but I would never ride a pink bike. One of my riding partners rides a pastel purple bike. It is very fitting for her and her personality. I personally have a matte black bike and I love it! My favorite thing about it is the matte part of it. I love the matte finish. I have outfitted my bike with pink/red marble bartape from TE and my husband bought me a pink camelback better bottle. I agree with a previous poster when she said she likes neutral colors and then spices it up with colored accessories. I'm thinking about changing my bar tape to yellow marble, but wondering if I might look like a taxi!!

[ivorygorgon]

I am resigned to the fact that i don't think I will really be able to pick my color. It will come down to which bike fits the best, not looks the best. I would love to buy a pink Orbea, but that is out of my set price range.

[Owlie]

If I found a good bike that fits me at the right price, I'd buy it regardless of color. Something like hot pink...I'd get the bike repainted. I can't pull off that color.
I do like having a choice of color, though. I wasn't sold on the gold version of my bike, that's for sure.

[PinkBike]

I have an almost identical story to pyannyplayer's - so the guys I work with don't touch my stuff. It started as a joke and blossomed out of control.

So when I bought my Madone it was US Postal red/white/blue but I had it painted. Now I look for every possible pink accessory. A guy at Perfomance called it "uber-pink." From the frame to the bar tape/pedals/cables/tires/cages/seatbag/etcetc even down to the skewers and the chainring and stem bolts (thanks Running Mommy for the stem cover thingy). And all my clothing including vests and jackets and gloves and shoes and arm and leg warmers.

It gets noticed and I get remembered. I kinda like that. Nobody puts me down, but they always comment as they ride by. I don't like it when manufacturers make pink bikes because I want mine to be one of a kind.

I currently lust after these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

But truly I was (and probably still am) the tomboy of all tomboys. Go figure.