Unfortunately there are few choices of colors when it comes to buying bikes. The same model often has no more than 2 colors available. One thing I'm sure, I don't want a white bike, because that looks like a ghost bike, not a good omen.

Black: Numerous touch ups over time don't show so much.

I am not interested in any bikes unless they're black or grey. I hate all those pretty and flashy colours.

Color is pretty far down the list of things I would worry about. You're not looking at the bike when you ride. First get a bike that fits, then one that fits all of your needs, then all of your wants. . . color should be somewhere far down on the list of wants. Components are more important.

I liked the tan color the LHT came in a while back, and the green before that, but ended up with a black one. It's an awesome ride no matter what color it is. : )

I wonder why it seems every manufacturer seems to be favoring white seats and tape. Sure, it makes a cool look with all the blue/black bikes, but do a few rides and it just looks dirty

I wish all bikes had the same colour options that were offered on fixies - Of course, it's a less important issue when choosing a bike at the LBS, but it would still be cool to have the options.

The shade of green has an incredible effect on how fast a bicycle can be with British racing green coming very close to orange for speed qualities.

This property is lost when BRG is applied to a bicycle like a Raleigh 20.

Only if its a British bike.

Given the choice, the louder the color, the better I like it. I'd be all over Day-Glo Orange, for instance. Hot pink, fuchsia, bright lime green! But my bike is boring blue. I'll survive...

Only on racing bicycles, BRG has no effect on commuting bikes. Also will cause the bike to leak oil. And maybe not even start.

If it was not for the friction reducing green this bicycle would be impossible to pedal...

My Tricross came in matte brown/black scheme. Looks menacing with all the commuting gear.

Well, traditionally red is faster, and white has been fashionable now for a while - but I've been hearing lately that 'black' is the 'white'.

And since I already have red, and white is a real pain to keep clean - I went with black anyway. So now my 1 year old bikes look just like my 18 year old bikes!

That's true, but at least green isn't subject to spontaneous combustion...unlike black.

Oh crap.

Not true sir! A black bike actually started off as a British Racing Green bike that spontaneously combusted ..... after first leaking oil!

BLACK is back ... unless I can find a darker color!

At least a bike painted BRG won't blind anybody with bright lights, since the electrics probably won't work at all; might even start the fire to turn the bike into a black cinder.

Alas - that probably explains why my bikes are ... black!

This thread is so confusing. I had no idea of the physics involved!
And all this time I was buying bikes based on their color that matches my socks.

Coming back to this thread, I hope people didn't think I was choosing between two DIFFERENT bikes simply based on their colors. I ended up choosing black over orange so I guess I won't be as fast but oh well

You picked black over orange? On purpose?

Pro'lly didn't have any orange socks......

Headlights won't work either.

Just cover the paint in reflective tape.

This is a Bianchi road frame I'm about to build up.