Originally Posted by
noodle soup
lever placement is too high, and red tape rarely looks good. Black never looks bad, and white looks great if you can keep it clean.
Those bars look terrible, but if they work for you...
I agree, the bar tape doesn't match the bike, nor does the pedals but those will be mostly hidden by the shoes anyways. White stuff is easy to keep clean as long as you do so frequently, simple 409 works great.