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

[Miranda]

LOVE PINK!

My GF HiFi Pro 29er is blue and we swapped out all the cables with the pink Jagwire cables in addition to the Purely Custom pink headset spacers along with a headset cap that is engraved with Streamers Make Me Fast. Yeah, my $$$ FS race bike has streamers as do all my other bikes. I'm kinda famous in these parts.....

Look at those streamers fly.


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Omg, I LOVE those flying streamers! They *r*o*c*k* !!!

For the OP, I used to be a neutral white/black/silver bici girl. Then my new Orbea ride is white with hot pink. I ordered it sight unseen. As soon as I saw the pink, I was a total convert lol. My Trek mtb is a stock seafoam green. I think when I geeked out a custom Trek paint job, they had a lace pink for a mtb. I just think that's hilarious. Pink is suppose to be so proper and girly... but put it in the mud, it's just too funny. Spoken by a true TomBoy whose pastel pink dresses were always mud covered.

[Ja Da Dee]

I think pink accessories are cool. hot pink and pastel pinks on dark bikes is pretty sharp. I also think light blue accessories would be cool. That way, if you get bored, you can always change out your grips and cables, without having to paint your bike. A friend has a grey Nomad with pink cables, grips and seat. It looks sharp.

My bike is white with red grips.

Editing to add ... a good bike is never a bad color, and if it is, you can always re-paint it.

[yetigooch]

It's a matter of personal preference, some will like it some will not. I think manufacturers should give more color options to women's bikes (pink for those who like it, and standard colors for those who don't). My biggest complaint to bike companies is that they treat womens bikes as a second thought (e.g. no color options like the mens; inferior components compared to mens). Women like nice bikes too but the selection for top end bikes is very small compared to men. I had to custom build both my wife's bikes (mountain: Titus Racer X --- road: Look 585 Elle) so that she could have an equal or better quality bike than mine). I feel that providing equal quality of components on womens bikes that are found on mens bikes should be exercised more by companies......But that's just my opinion.

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[moderncyclista]

I would love to design paint schemes/graphics for bikes.

I would go with Jewel tones - dark reds, blues, greens, and yellows. Maybe with pinstripe detail in a lighter hue of the afformentioned colors. Or Vintage Green. Man, Cream color looks nice with brown accents. Lots of color choices. I would never buy a bike with Pink. I'm kind of a bike snob though.

[SadieKate]

What does being a bike snob have to do with not caring for pink on your bike?

I'd describe myself as a bike snob and have plenty of pink on my bikes - and those bikes get tons of jealous comments from guys who want them to ride themselves.

[zoom-zoom]

<--- I like that. My hubby has a carbon fiber (not painted, visible carbon threads) bike with pink brake cables and sort of rose handlebar tape. He's 6'2" and closing in on 250#s, so he can do pink and no one's gonna pick on him for it.

[moderncyclista]

What does being a bike snob have to do with not caring for pink on your bike?

I've just been called a "bike snob" for espousing this opinion. I don't believe there is a dictionary definition for bike snob yet.

Pink is fine for some. As a woman, I can't abide it - on my bikes, on my clothes, shoes, etc. Makes shopping for anything hard...and I hate that. I know guys at Critical Mass who proudly ride pink mixtes originally made for women. I don't care what you ride baby, as long as you ride.

[tribogota]

Pic of my new bike, with the coolest pink handlebar tape. Her name is Taffy, she lives at her "grandmother's house" and Lollipop her sister, who is hot red, lives with me in Bogota.

[crazycanuck]

I found out yesterday that one of me coolio fave bike shops are able to get in a former demo Titus Racer X for me to try out...There's one...small...problem..

It's pink.

If it fits & it's the right price...i'm repainting it..black. NO freakin way am I riding a pink bike

I don't have anything pink nor do I buy anything pink. Say no to pink.

[kimikaw]

Tribogota,

As a fan of pink, I must say I find your new bike quite beautiful! Quite jealous, indeed

[moderncyclista]

I found out yesterday that one of me coolio fave bike shops are able to get in a former demo Titus Racer X for me to try out...There's one...small...problem..

It's pink.

If it fits & it's the right price...i'm repainting it..black. NO freakin way am I riding a pink bike

I don't have anything pink nor do I buy anything pink. Say no to pink.

I spoke with a Specialized rep. at my LBS a couple of months ago and he said the biggest problem Specialized had was figuring out what colors women want. He grilled me on what I thought, which I laughed about later. He said most women write them and love the "white bike, white bar tape look" and if they paint a bike "black" that women write in and complain. Personally, black is bomb-track to me. Mix a little color in there in the tape or saddle for looks is nice too. I told him that the 08' (special) Ruby Comp. in dark green that was at my LBS was awesome, also the 09' in dark red. He said he was trying to gently nudge his bosses to that way of thinking. Who knows. We should all e-mail manufacturers to let em' know our preferences.

Again, we all ride and that is the important thing. It makes us all...connected, even though we really don't know each other.

[Mmm4dmb]

I, personally, wouldnt want a pink bike...I love the way they look I just wouldnt want one. I would, however, want a bike with some bright neon colors on it...as others have said womens bikes dont have half the choices that mens do, but, I do like the look of white sleek bikes as well, its all preference of the person I guess

[shootingstar]

So there's someone else besides tribogota who has an overtly pink bike..

I wouldn't go as far as to buy or have a black bike unless it was used and a great discount.

Since am paying for it, I would want some colour. But pink is not my bike colour choice.

But as said earlier, I do wear some pink tops, certain solid shades hold well against very dark hair, regardless of woman's age. It's not necessarily a namby-pamby colour depending on the nature of top, etc. and how you wear it. ...which is best to wear the colour as if you don't even realize you're wearing pink. Even if it's at a construction site.

[mhami]

First, let me say that I really like that pink, black, & white bike shown above. I think it looks cool. I would get a pink bike if it looked like that.

However, I am not a big fan of pink, baby or powder blue, or other girly designs on my bike. When I first was looking to buy a bike I was looking at the drop down frame (girl's frame) and the one I test rode was baby blue. I asked the salesman if he had one that wasn't so "pretty." I like the color of my bike to be similar to a color I would get for my car. In fact, I have a blue car and now a blue bike. I really like blue.

[IvonaDestroi]

...along with a headset cap that is engraved with Streamers Make Me Fast...

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coolest. headset cap. ever.