Quote Originally Posted by Aromig View Post
Someone at my LBS just commented on how all the handlebar tape and seats are white because they apparently are "flashier" on the floor, but nearly everyone changes both.
My LBS manager said the same thing. I bought the actual bike that I test rode last Sunday which had never been ridden before (2013 model). They unwrapped the plastic covering the tape in front of me before I test rode. I rode for 20 miles and when I returned the bike to the shop, the tape was a tad grungy already. And I always wash my gloves after each use (would be gross otherwise since my nose runs incessantly while I ride....ewww). I asked them to change the tape to black in their prep before it comes home to me this weekend, especially since the saddle was already black.

Matching looks great but clean (or at least non-grungy) looks better.