Finally, pics of the new pink bike :)

[Catrin]

Purple is my signature color. Her name is Marie Laveau.

They are all beautiful, but Marie Laveau is just bewitchingly awesome ...couldn't resist

I think I want to go more subdued next time. Maybe British Racing Green? Some shade of blue?

We'll see.

Blue, certainly blue. Or purple. Not that I am biased or anything

[westtexas]

I love purple, but I go through phases of 'favorite color,' and for a steel bike, I ought to pick a color I'll be happy with after 20 years.

At the moment, my favorite colors are orange, purple, red, certain yellows, but they weren't always, and I may get tired of them eventually

Are we the same person? Because I do this as well (and we seem to think lots of the same things are awesome). Right now I've been in my pink phase for a year or so and these phases usually last a while. I remember all through middle school everything I wore was gray. And then everything was blue. And now... pink of course!

[buffybike]

My road bike is my favorite color-turquoise. The OP's Synapse is a hot bike for sure. If I had the cash for an upgrade, that would top my list of BILFs.

I'm considering having my vintage Schwinn Cimarron repainted from red to green...just so I can add some tan/honey Brooks accessories to it. Would that be terrible to repaint a vintage bike when the original finish is still in good shape? I like the red fine, but green would be more "me".

[MKRookman]

I love all the pics of everyone's bikes! I'm glad I'm not the only one to name mine either! (My girl's named Caitlin). I don't have a current pic of her she just got new tape and pedals but I will get one soon!

[westtexas]

My road bike is my favorite color-turquoise. The OP's Synapse is a hot bike for sure. If I had the cash for an upgrade, that would top my list of BILFs.

I'm considering having my vintage Schwinn Cimarron repainted from red to green...just so I can add some tan/honey Brooks accessories to it. Would that be terrible to repaint a vintage bike when the original finish is still in good shape? I like the red fine, but green would be more "me".

I don't see why not. Rivendell makes those custom steel frame bikes for folks and they take old frames and repaint them with their own stuff. That's the beauty of steel, I think!

[ctdancer]

Very Nice ! I LOVE a pink bike ! She does look fast ! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy

I just got a 2007 Trek Madone 5.5 full Carbon / Dura Ace / King Headset with a custom "blue lightning bolt" paint job. She came a with a few pink accents so I've added pink striped tires & bar tape to play up the pinkness. She came with a 12/25, but since I'm coming off a Triple I decided to switch it to a 12/27 for getting up the hills here in northern Connecticut- any way she should be back together, tuned up and ready to roll tomorrow.
I'll post pix this weekend.

[tishasallin]

Is your pink and black bike a stock color,,,I cant find it anywhere in the archives. I love it.

[westtexas]

Is your pink and black bike a stock color,,,I cant find it anywhere in the archives. I love it.

Yes, it's a stock color from 2008. If you search for it on Google, you'll find it.