Do you care about the paint scheme?

[Bike Chick]

That's such a cool bike, maillotpois!

[Chile Pepper]

I didn't think I cared, until I bought my current bike. I always thought it looked kind of dull (it's almost all black), so when I had to change the handlebar tape recently, I went with yellow and also added a yellow seat bag. It's amazing how much those two little changes played up the subtle yellow stripe on the frame. Even more surprising is how much more I like my bike now that it looks just a little snazzy. I wouldn't want anything too bright or girly or attention grabbing, but apparently I do prefer a little bit of style.

[MomOnBike]

It's not really too surprising that people care about the paint/accessory color on their bikes. After all, the bike is a public statement of who you are. Your public face, if you will. It really is best to get the public statement lined up with reality. You are uncomfortable otherwise.

[Lesley_x]

It's not really too surprising that people care about the paint/accessory color on their bikes. After all, the bike is a public statement of who you are. Your pubic face, if you will. It really is best to get the public statement lined up with reality. You are uncomfortable otherwise.

I hate to be immature but I did giggle at the typo in your post...

[roadie gal]

I really don't care about the color, except that I would find it hard to even consider a pink bike. I would assume by the girly colors that it just wasn't made very well and that the color was a gimmick to get women to buy the bike.

[Owlie]

Yeah, I know the fit and component specs are important, but if I didn't have a color choice, I'd find it really hard to get past, say, a Pepto-Bismol pink frame. I hate pink. I'm not a girly girl. I want to like to look at my bike. I look at it like picking clothing. If, however, I could only find what I wanted on a bike with a pink frame, I'd get the sucker powdercoated as soon as I could!

[sfa]

Yes, I care about the paint scheme, but it isn't critical. And fortunately I like pretty much every color out there, so I could probably reconcile myself to any bike.

I'd tend to avoid black because there's just nothing interesting about a black bike to me. And while I like blue bikes, I have two of them and wouldn't want a third. Boring. I have nothing against white or beige either, but probably would choose another color over them if I had the choice.

Pink? Eh. Doesn't do much for me, but I don't hate it. Could be fun for a cruiser with a cute basket.

I dream of a fast bike in red or orange or lime green.

[ny biker]

I hate to be immature but I did giggle at the typo in your post...

This is why you can never rely on spellcheck...as my friend learned back in grad school while writing a paper for a course on "pubic relations"...

[malkin]

I hate to be immature but I did giggle at the typo in your post...

Years ago, a roller skating acquaintance was selling tickets to a fundraiser at the local rink--you know, fancy skating demo, followed by by open skating for everyone. The poor guy was completely humiliated when I howled in laughter at the tickets for the "Pubic Skate."

They must have special skates for that, right?

[TrekTheKaty]

I also lean towards a bike that is visible. Never heard anyone mention it may be easier for traffic to see you if you are on bright yellow, but I think it is. Certain colors blend into the background more than others.

Of course, if someone is texting, doesn't matter much.

I'd buy a neon yellow bike