Well... technology has changed a lot on ten years. Having said that, one of my crew rides a 600-equipped bike and has no problems. If it works, it works.

As for the colour, isn't it a kind of dusty light metallic purple? I think it's actually a pretty cool colour, and one that you don't see much.

Not a colour for a man? Erik Zabel and Udo Bolts ride pink bikes, and I don't think you'd want to tell them to their faces that they're not men. Trust me on this.