Nice bike - shame 'bout the colour scheme ...

[Trekhawk]

When I went to buy my bike, the LBS had a dark green one on sale. EWWW! I don't care how good the price is, if you hate the color, it won't matter. I ended up with a red one.

Red is good.

PS love your sig line.

[Kimmyt]

I don't care how good the price is, if you hate the color, it won't matter.

I don't know... I hate the color of my bike, but it was last year's model (one of the only ones they had in my size from 2005) and I got a big percent off because of this. I ended up with it even though I shuddered the first time I saw the color.... I call it 'My Little Pony Teal' because it reminds me of those toys. I guess I'm just cheap enough to ignore the hideous color and focus on the amount of $$ i saved.

K.

[roughingit]

A bit against the grain here, but when I buy a bike, I'm getting it because of its frame, components, fit, etc, not what colour it is! My bike is black and grey with yellow accents. Splashy? Nope! Pretty? Heck no, I even refer to my bike as a him! Does it get me where I want to be in comfort and do all the things I ask it to? You bet!

It was hard enough finding a touring bike in my size to start with, I can't imagine demanding specific colours on top of that!

If the paint bugs you that much, why not just get it custom painted? I've seen epople with all kinds of crazy combos and their bike's name on the tube and all sorts of things done.

[bcipam]

OK as much as a stickler that I am about sizing and componetry, I still let color dictate my choice. All of my bikes in the past have been blue (deep like indigo), silver, black or some combo thereof (road bike is indigo blue, black and silver). I just bought a new mountain bike. My color choices were red and gun metal grey... ugh. So I bought the red and really, I like it. I really bought the bike cause it had the best components, fit me like a glove, for the right price but now the color is also a plus. I just added a Hope seat post clamp and front and rear wheel skewers in the same red and the bike looks hot. Sorry... sometimes the "bling" factor gets the most of me!

Someday I going ot have a custom bike designed. Probably a Landshark. If you want to get out cool colorschemes go to landsharkbicycles.com or spectrumpowderworks.com. Not only is steel real, but it can be beautifully painted!

[Dianyla]

I just couldn't bring myself to purchase a yellow, orange, or green colored bike. Some reds are nice, but that's iffy. I'm all about the blacks, silvers, and blues. I mean, I wouldn't buy a crappy bike just because it was a cool color, but I couldn't buy a bike in a color that I don't like.

I absolutely love the three tones of blue in my Orbea (see sig link), which is about 30% of the reason I chose this bike. I mean, it already matches my entire cycling wardrobe which is 95% black and silvery blues.

[KnottedYet]

I think it'd be a real hoot to custom paint a bike. I always wanted to custom paint a car. Used to glue plastic lizards and frogs to my Honda.

Maybe when my bike is older and not so shiney-purdy I'll play with paint and stickers and stuff.

Remember the Terry bike that was painted like a cow? White with big black blotches, and the bb was pink (like an udder)? That was a cool paint job!

[lnewv5]

So funny how everyone loves different colors! Everytime I see a WSD bike, I oooo and aaaa at the colors because they're so pretty (and so girly). Unfortunately, when I bought my Trek, I fit better on the standard version than the WSD, and thus have a fine, unisex blue/silver color design. But, I must admit, I paid more for the 06 version, because the red, white, and blue 05 version just wasn't for me. The color totally matters to me, but not enough to give up the perfect fit.

The other question is - how many of you coordinate your biking clothes/helmet/other accessories to match your bike?? I admit I definitely do.

[nancielle]

The other question is - how many of you coordinate your biking clothes/helmet/other accessories to match your bike?? I admit I definitely do.

Several years ago when I was shopping for my mountain bike, the friend who accompanied me was totally mortified by my response to the woman in the LBS when she asked what I was looking for. I told her "I want something that matches my helmet." The helmet was purple/black (love those two colors together. They match the bruises I got on the bike I had prior.) Didn't have exactly that but I ended up with a black mtb with purple accessories.

Didn't have the same luck when I was shopping for a road bike last year . The gorgeous purple/silver one I was lusting after came with a price tag that really cooled my ardor. Sigh. The one I got is blue/silver. The other one that fit/handled really well was red and I just do not like the color red. If if don't like the color (I'm the same way when car shopping), I'm not going to use it, let alone pay for it.

[Technotart]

The trek Project Ones come in ANY color you want - in any way you want them - that's my next bike - and there are a number of models to choose from.

Pricey? Extremely...but - as my friend Susan put it so well - what a way to commemorate an event in life! So commemorate I will!

Madone with Flame paint - pearl black carbon center - purple and silver flames...yummmmmmy



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[Trekhawk]

I just couldn't bring myself to purchase a yellow, orange, or green colored bike. Some reds are nice, but that's iffy.

OK Im covering the ears of my orange moutain bike and red road bike straight away.

[Dianyla]

OK Im covering the ears of my orange moutain bike and red road bike straight away.

Heh, that just means your bikes will always be safe from me!

[KnottedYet]

"coordinate.... to match your bike"

My bike sorta matches my accessories, just because I always buy colors I like, and they tend to go together anyway. Like it's all in the same theme.

My clothes tend to go together for the same reason.

I think I'm fashion-sense impaired these days. Can't go wrong with black shirt, jeans, and sandals!

[annie]

Colors.............. so many beautiful colors out there! I have always loved bright yellow, the color of sunshine. Waaaaaaay before the -Lance- association. So when I finally was able to afford a Trek Project One (4 years ago), I looked at all the choices. There were certainly some beautiful designs. I just wondered how long until I tired of them.............. So I went with my one color of choice and got a metallic yellow, with pin stripes, with my online name, anniebikes, printed on one side. I have not regretted my choice yet, even tho' Lance sorta pre-empted the color yellow for his wristbands and cancer research, etc......... Could be worse things to be associated with! In any case, I agree with those who say color is important. Even my other bikes, that I had less choice on the color, have a good splash of yellow. Yellow makes me happy. My bikes make me happy..... seems like a good combo. Do my biking clothes always match?? Ha!! Hardly, but they do occasionally and that's good enough for me.
If a bike is not going to make you happy, from fit or color, find another one that will. There are many bikes out there!

annie

[Trekhawk]

Colors.............. so many beautiful colors out there! I have always loved bright yellow, the color of sunshine. Waaaaaaay before the -Lance- association. So when I finally was able to afford a Trek Project One (4 years ago), I looked at all the choices. There were certainly some beautiful designs. I just wondered how long until I tired of them.............. So I went with my one color of choice and got a metallic yellow, with pin stripes, with my online name, anniebikes, printed on one side. annie

Hey Annie - that sounds sweet. Do you have a picture you can post?

[Jo-n-NY]

Toss this around since last week, I guess I will give my 2 cents. I would go by quality frame and components before color. When looking for the best bike for me, I thought I would get the Allez Comp. I like color and was not crazy about a black and white bike. Then tried the Dolce Comp - a gorgeous shade of RED and was so happy to find it fit me so much better than the Allez. However, if the Allez fit me better, I would have taken it despite not being crazy about the color.

~JoAnn