your choice... pastels/colours/black - what colour bike do you want to ride! POLL

[Kalidurga]

Where's my choice for nature and earth toned colors??

+1.

[7rider]

+1.

"Green" isn't earth toned???
I would think it would fall under "unisex."

[Biciclista]

hm, where are all our pink bike ladies?

[Kalidurga]

"Green" isn't earth toned???
I would think it would fall under "unisex."

Depends on the green. That Salsa Chili Con Crosso I was looking at a year or so ago wouldn't necessarily qualify as being an "earthy" shade.

None of those categories really fits my tastes. I like them either subdued, like mossy greens or browns or even grey, or make-yer-eyes-bleed fun colors like neon green. If I can't get the bike I want in either of those ranges, I stick with black.

Basically, no pastels or primaries for me.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Depends on the green. That Salsa Chili Con Crosso I was looking at a year or so ago wouldn't necessarily qualify as being an "earthy" shade.

None of those categories really fits my tastes. I like them either subdued, like mossy greens or browns or even grey, or make-yer-eyes-bleed fun colors like neon green. If I can't get the bike I want in either of those ranges, I stick with black.

Basically, no pastels or primaries for me.

+1

Since the category right below 'orange/red/greens' was "no bright colors,=black, silver, etc"... made it seem like the red/orange/green group were the usual really bright or neon bike primary colors.

I like soft rich earthy tones too. If I ever get another bike it'll probably be the yummy color of a brown kraft paper bag.

[Triskeliongirl]

One problem with the poll is that I LOVE black bikes and HATE white ones, which you grouped together. I have one of each. What I hate about the white one is that it gets dirty so fast, (I also dislike that it has a frilly blue decoration). What I love about the black one is it doesn't show the dirt, and like the red accents. In fact, nude carbon is my favorite. Second would be bare titanium...........

[Skierchickie]

+1.

Make that +2. I think the bike pictures I drool over the most are the touring/commuting bikes with rich creams, dark oranges, sage greens, or brownish colors with wood fenders & leather seats & tape. Somebody posted one recently with cool whitewall (although not white) tires. Very classy. Not that that is the kind of riding I do. So many of the road bikes now look "busy" to me, like they are trying to make them look fast, but missing the boat.

I picked the oranges and greens category, but it all depends on the shade. Emerald green, no, sage green, yes. Safety vest orange, no, deep pumpkin, yes. However, I have been in an orange accessory stage for a while now - sort of a mango color.

[skhill]

Maybe it's just me, but it depends on the bike. For a commuter/city bike, I like brown/black/grey. Road bike, bright blue. Mountain bike, red or orange or maybe green feels right...

On a related note, when I went shopping for new running shoes yesterday, my request was no pink. My previous 2 pairs have been pink, they've felt right on my feet, but I hated the color... I ended up with a great pair in blue that were marked down!

[evangundy]

I have so many colors in my closet, both regular clothes and bike clothes. And I am someone that likes to be color coordinated, including the bike and my bodysoc (that's the fabric cover around me on my recumbent). So after having blue then green then teal bikes, I've stayed with black and then silver and then ti for my bikes. That way, no matter what I am wearing, I'm never going to clash with the color of my bike :-)

Hmmm, I just realized that I do not have a good picture of my TiRush (that I have had for 2 years now). My avatar is my old black bike. Might be time to remedy that.
Edna