Please help me make my men's bike look more girly ;)

[Theresse9]

I feel so neurotic. My hybrid was stolen so I started researching new hybrids which lead me to the Trek FX line. Then I came to realize that cause of my tall torso, their men's bikes fit me better. But I didn't feel like having the typical boring men's colors, so I bought a white and red FX 7.5.

What is this...buyer's remorse? It's ridiculous (of me) but I look at it now and all I see is a large boy-child's bike (all that white and red and black) or else a police bike even. Waaaa! It's a long story (which may or may not have to do with my living with my 3 boys, their dad and a male cat!) but I just really want to neuter this puppy (er, okay that sounded terrible).

So I'll include a picture of the bike - and please forgive my superficial tendencies (I know a lot of women could care less how masculine or feminine their bikes look) - and please tell me how you would make this bike look more like a WSD!!!

Here are some ideas I have - please let me know if you have better ones or if any of these are particularly bad:

- white fenders instead of black? I've found a pair of modern ones online. Sorta like how this Bianchi has white ones: http://www.bianchiusa.com/bikes/stra...li-acera-dama/

- I found one white mountain rack only I don't know if it'll fit the bike (are most of them universal?):
http://www.axiomgear.com/archive/gea.../phoenix-rear/

- Changing the handlebars to something a bit narrower as well as more upright and closer (I did that to my last hybrid and liked it a lot better than the flat mountain bars - comfy as the Treks' are compared to some).

- Here's a good one - haha - how about a metal front basket powder-coated red?: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A2TE9IQP68MWQU

- A red and pink bell?

Ok - that's all I got. Please humor me! Thanks!

[Antaresia]

pink water bottle cages & break cables. That would be a good start. Nice girly bell with a heart on it.

I was passing by a fishing store the other day, and was looking at some of their overly sparkly fabulous lures in the window. IDK how much they cost, but if they're cheap enough I might go back and buy them for bar-end streamers for my mixte.

OH I forgot, Soma makes pink fenders. Yeeeeesssssss
http://www.somafab.com/accessories/fenders

[OakLeaf]

Reflective stickers?

[Biciclista]

I have sparkly rhinestone jewels hanging off the back of my saddle. I don't think your bike looks particularly masculine,but stickers, colored waterbottles (and waterbottle cages) and even a saddle cover might help.
White fenders aren't really girly. Streamers???

[lph]

yup, you need glitter. Silver!

[Blueberry]

Pink Fenders??

[pinsonp2]

You could also get presta valve caps and stem caps in assorted color from http://purelycustom.com

P2

[smilingcat]

replace the saddle with red and white colored one?

I think your bike is very nice, with fenders and all. Maybe change the color of the fenders. If you have so many men in your house, maybe one of them could remove the fenders, sand off the black, and have it spray painted to a lighter red or even white. Do a multiple thin layer so it would look professional. I'm sure one of them would know someone about spray painting of metal parts.

Then reinstall the fenders.

[Theresse]

Love these so much! You can't really see it from the pic but the top of the bike (the bar or whatever it's called) has too much red on it (from the side it doesn't look so bad) and I was thinking one of those white vines might look great on top of it. I wish they had other colors! I don't think I want more black - though a touch of feminine black might also do the trick actually. I also love the heart cog reflectors.

Reflective stickers?

[Theresse]

Thank you - and also for that link to the fenders! I worry pink parts on their own (cables and cages) might not be subtle enough...that it'll look like a boy's bike that I'm trying to make look like a girl's bike - hahaha (oh YEAH - that IS what I'm doing)! I was thinking - though admittedly haven't finished thinking it through - if I concentrate more on minimizing the black and maybe adding little touches of pink when coupled with red (e.g. pink and red decor on one item and then maybe on another item with pink and red in it), that the pink won't stand out so awkwardly. Am I over-thinking this just a little?

pink water bottle cages & break cables. That would be a good start. Nice girly bell with a heart on it.

I was passing by a fishing store the other day, and was looking at some of their overly sparkly fabulous lures in the window. IDK how much they cost, but if they're cheap enough I might go back and buy them for bar-end streamers for my mixte.

OH I forgot, Soma makes pink fenders. Yeeeeesssssss
http://www.somafab.com/accessories/fenders

[lph]

Am I over-thinking this just a little?

If so - you've come to the right place. Have fun

[Theresse]

Thanks Iph! I didn't expect it to be so fun here...but it is.

Oh no. Spoke too soon? I just read "this forum requires that you wait 30 seconds between posts." How will I ever write back to everyone at that rate? As it is, there are long waits after I hit the 'submit reply' button. MAN I wish this site were a little more user-friendly.

[Susan]

My mountainbie is a white and black mens model. I added a white womens-saddle, purple flatbars, limegreen grips, a purple seatclamp and pink valvecaps. I'm thinking about adding colored pedals.
It looks really girly now

[Jo-n-NY]

Great ideas here. I would also accessorize bringing out more red and white. That said your bike of red white & black is very sharp looking. As you can see in my profile those are the colors of my bike and mine is a women't geometry. I have white with some red and black bottle cages on mine, my under seat bag although it is black the ties are red. My husband thought of putting red tape but to be honest I like the bike just as it is. My most recent compliment was that I had a "hot" bike

[shootingstar]

A purple bike bell or similar reflective tape.

Clearly one of my bikes is masculine, my folding bike which is a grey-brown shade. I know. But really no other colour choices in a set frame.

But it feels good and if your bike feels good when you ride far on it, that beats any look!