I've had two black racers. One stolen and the other I painted so one of my kids might ride it (patina wasn't cool). They didn't ride it and I hated that the patina was gone so I sold it. They ride very nicely but are difficult to get on the roof rack. A great roadster. Once you get it up to speed, it doesn't want to stop and in my case, the large ones fit me better than the English bikes.