Do you care about the paint scheme?

[Loraura]

Yes, it matters.

No girly, swirly, flowery, pink or teal or peach for me.

Not sure why, but it just doesn't do it for me.

I was reluctant to even test ride a pink and white pinnarello. I did test it, but thankfully it was a bit too big so I never had to worry about if I could stand the pink or not. It would have been a major hurdle to get over for me.

[moonfroggy]

one of the funnest parts of getting my luna was getting to choose the colors! and i paid extra to have her be more than 1 color.

now i have a bmx that i plan to paint because i am not happy with the color.

color is really important to me

[limewave]

Yes, but I'm an Art Director.

[loopybunny]

It's kind of silly, but it does matter to me. Luckily, my favorite color scheme is black, white, and red and it seems to be the default for many bikes.

[Biciclista]

One of the reasons I went custom is that the few bikes made at the time that fit me were hideous colors like swamp green....

[GLC1968]

Fit is most important but yes, the paint is also important to me...but not in the way it is for most people. I'm not adverse to pink or light blue or flowers but I also like orange, red, navy and black. My issue is that I don't want a bike that looks like everyone else's. I always want something different.

If that means a bike that is super popular but in a weird color, great. If it means a bike that no one else has in a relatively common colorway, That's fine, too. I just like to be different.

(My commuter is a Terry in boring silver but due to it's small front wheel it's odd looking and I like that about it. My road bike is also a Terry in a stunning blue and white swirl paint, so it really stands out and I love it!)

[sarahspins]

My issue is that I don't want a bike that looks like everyone else's. I always want something different.

I agree, but I also want to add that I wouldn't want to ride something completely heinous either... there is a limit to what I'd consider riding, based solely on looks.. I'm not a huge fan of yellow for example, so anything with a lot of yellow is a huge turn off, but not a complete deal breaker.. but yellow with something like purple.. most likely is, even though I do like purple.. just absolutely not with yellow (or orange.. and I love orange.. my bikes are both orange!)

[shootingstar]

Colour: hmmmm if I had money to have it custom painted to shade I wanted.

In the end, the fit is most important and deciding factor for buying my bike.