1) disagree. this is one if those pace line forums maxims that just shouldn't be established in the first place. we are not all six figure leisure doping cyclists, and our bikes shouldn't have to look like theirs.

2) maybe I wasn't clear: my headset will be black like the hubs and nearly every other component, except for the upper cup which on a 44mm i7 inset is nearly invisible except for a line under the upper headset cap. that will match the bb water bottle cage and maybe the skewers. probably black skewers doe.