Important style/color question

[ilima]

Okay, ladies. This is important.

I am going to buy a pair of panniers for my LeMond Poprad for commuting. The bike is white with red lettering and I have a Brooks saddle and bar tape in honey. The rack I will be getting is black.



So, do I get boring black panniers, or do I get the blue color that I like better? There's also a leaf green color that is quite nice.

TIA

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Personally, I would get the black panniers to match the rack. You want the lovely brown leather touches to be what draws the eye. A bright colored pannier would become the focus and take away from the classy leather. The bike is already eye-catching and good looking, introducing a new bright large visual element would detract from that in my opinion.
Good for you, commuting!!

[ilima]

See that's exactly why I came here. I would have probably bought the pretty blue ones and then kicked myself when I realized I should have gotten black.

I have been wanting to get the panniers for some time as I'm sick of sweaty back syndrome (Hawaii). And today I noticed they are marked down from $75 to $49.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well if the blue ones really make you feel happy then of course you should get those.

Which panniers are you getting? Can you show us a link to a picture?

I just put on rack and panniers too, but for grocery getting as opposed to commuting. Isn't it exciting to have a dedicated 'working bike'?

[ilima]

I got the Transit Cycle Panniers from detours. I want them for going to/from work, but also for handling small grocery runs.
http://detours.us/product_info.php?c...roducts_id=143

I ordered black but said to send blue if they run out of the black.


Alternate colors:

[denny]

I would choose the Green pannier. It compliments the honey/tan tones of the saddle and the bar tape. But go with your instinct of what you really like.