Either of those two options should work fine, but the cheaper product and installation cost of the black one I guess would make that the winner, if those are the only two options.

I like the idea above however, of trying to find a way to design and build locally. Hold a town-wide design competition, and in a small rural town there should be at least a couple guys with the skill and equipment to work metal. Attractive bike racks could become a source of local pride, and get more town-wide buy-in, and maybe inspire more bike-riding!

FWIW, in my area there are a bunch of bicycle-shaped racks, which I like. They are similar to these: