Originally Posted by
deepakvrao
Rebuilding one of my bikes. Red frame. It has silver brakes which I am not changing. Ordered silver hubs.
Had thought of silver crankset and RD and rims, but now guys are suggesting black. These are going to be 105 parts.
What do you guys think? Does a mix of silver/black look good? Should I stick to silver? Is it too stupid to discus?
Silver.
The two appropriate choices for bicycle components are
1. Silver coated or rust-resistant bare metal (titanium or stainless steel). Scratches are silver and often invisible when you don't look too closely.
2. Clear coated carbon fiber. Scratches are grey and not very noticeable.
Silver worn areas on black coated metal look bad.