Originally Posted by
djomlas
still working on which tires to get, as all i will be doing with the bike is hit lake shore drive in chicago, and local bike trails around the house, so no dirt roads or anything like that.
i still need to decide on which bars, and then order rear brake, and if i go strailght bar or raisers, new set of top levers.
if i go with drops, what do you guys think would be a good bar tape color? black, white? or maybe something else like red to go with seat?
My two cents:
Those tires look fine. But if you're shopping for new tires, I'd consider getting something slick and possibly narrower, depending on what your trails are like.
I'm not a fan of straight bars on "road" bikes so I'd go with the drops. I wouldn't get red tape though, I don't think there's enough red on the bike to make that look good. I'm not sure... white maybe? Black is always safe. Unless you find something to match the frame.
Do you really sit that far back in the saddle? Something about the position looks off to me.