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Old 06-13-07, 06:23 AM
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What Color Cages

Most of you have seen the BMC pics, so as to not offend the OCP police. What color bottle cages, black or red, I can't decide. Please note that I only like the cheap alum wire cages. Also, I probably need new pedals as the old gray ones aren't hacking it. I'm thinking Crank Bros Quattro in black.
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Red would be my choice, just saying.
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My choice would be black.
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Purple is the New red- or was it orange -or Green?
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You could do this.
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Black is the only reasonable choice.
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Originally Posted by divingbiker
You could do this.

That Sram crankset is sure a pretty one. How about a red cage on the black and a black cage on the red.
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Originally Posted by divingbiker
You could do this.
That I like. Picks up the colors and will definitly be a one of a kind at the next group ride. Go for it. You could carry out the theme with some white/black bar tape.
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Originally Posted by divingbiker
You could do this.
I had no idea it was a girls bike!

I vote red and black, to match the tubes they are mounted on.
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Originally Posted by Terrierman
I vote red and black, to match the tubes they are mounted on.
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With a bike that fast why do you need cages? When you have a bike that fast, doesn't it come with other riders who shuttle back to the team car to get water?
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Do like I did, take it by the shop and hold up different colors to see which ones you like best.
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What color are your shoes? bk
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Carbon fiber black.
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+1 for Carbon Fiber Black.
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One more vote for black--either carbon fiber or alum.-but with a bike that nice, I'd go for carbon cages!! And black pedals.
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Originally Posted by George
Red would be my choice, just saying.
The problem with matching colors is, if they aren't a perfect match, it looks like a kindergartener picked it.

Wait a minute! Are you that 12 year old who's still in 3rd grade? If so, get the red.
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