Bike Fashion - need opinions

[roguedog]

Since the title of this is Bike Fashion and seems to indicate requesting an opinion on the overall looks of this build...

I think that the frame is a pretty modern, sculpted look and I'm not sure it'll go with the classic Brooks so well. It might look kinda odd. To deemphasize the classicness of the Brooks I might just go all black seat and tape..

But this is based on the looks alone. If Brooks 17 is the saddle your body likes and honey is the one that catches your eye..then go for it.

[ivorygorgon]

Roguedog: Yeah, I thought of that. I have to have the Brooks though! I am just dithering about colors I really like the idea of the honey with the red though.

[roguedog]

I hear ya. I've been trying to replace my B17 with a more looking modern saddle and so far it's just not quite the same.

[Biciclista]

to some of us, a Brooks on a good road bike frame is the ultimate in fashion.

[Velocivixen]

Honey w/red will look great, but as someone else said, IMHO, the modernness of the frame with the "vintage" nature of the saddle would be incongruous. Just my thoughts.

[jyyanks]

I kind of like the look of the modern frame with a vintage looking saddle. Very eclectic

Definitely go for the honey brown. I love the combo of red and tan.

[DarcyInOregon]

I have the Brooks Team Pro in honey on my Madone and it looks great. How the saddle looked wasn't important to me, it was needing a saddle that would be pain-free for the distant rides. However the saddle looks awesome on a modern bike, which was an added bonus for me. The honey color does darken with use and weather exposure. If you click on my user id, there is a photo of my bike with a yellow Selle An-Atomica on it, not the Brooks, but you can see how modern the bike is.