Bike Colour?
03-23-05 | 06:51 PM
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Bike Colour?
Frivolous perhaps, but does bike colour matter to you? If you could change the colour of your steed would you? and what colour would you change it too?
My Giant is red, grey and black but when the work becomes dodgy, I'll respray in speargun blue.
My Giant is red, grey and black but when the work becomes dodgy, I'll respray in speargun blue.
03-23-05 | 07:05 PM
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hmmmm, My bike currently is this white more cream. Its ok.
I would change it to be Matte Black with celeste letters. Oh yah I would call it the Italian Black ninja
I would change it to be Matte Black with celeste letters. Oh yah I would call it the Italian Black ninja
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03-23-05 | 07:17 PM
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Bikes: IRO Angus; Casati Gold Line; Redline 925; '72 Schwinn Olympic Paramount
Yeah, I'd say color matters. I couldn't bring myself to buy a bright 80s pink MTB - just not my style. My hybrid is a charcoal (or should I say carbon) gray-black, and my beloved roadie is a beautiful, lead-ridden "opaque green."
03-23-05 | 07:21 PM
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OK, Haggy, somebody's gotta ask, what the hell is speargun blue?
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03-23-05 | 07:22 PM
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It's got to be BLUE!! Blue is just nicer to look at ... and blue is lighter and faster too.
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03-23-05 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
OK, Haggy, somebody's gotta ask, what the hell is speargun blue?
03-23-05 | 07:43 PM
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From: Gothenburg, Sweden
Bikes: 1 road bike (simple, light), 1 TT bike (could be more aero, could be lighter), 1 all-weather commuter and winter bike, 1 Monark 828E ergometer indoor bike
My bike has several large and ugly stickers on it.
I'm thinking of removing the stickers and painting the bike in a dark matte grey or olive drab.
I like the military look.
Or would it be better to just paint over the stickers?
I'm thinking of removing the stickers and painting the bike in a dark matte grey or olive drab.
I like the military look.
Or would it be better to just paint over the stickers?
03-23-05 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by HaagenDas
You really are a daft bastard BB. Speargun blue. Don't you remember going into the sports store and seeing the blue spearguns in the cabinet next to the bows and arrows? If you're not sure, go to a Malvern Start catalogue and you'll see what I'm talking about.
PS An orange bicycle is a happy bicycle.
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03-23-05 | 07:52 PM
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Ok, so Earth = MTB.
Air = road bike (as in riding on air...)?
Fire = ?
Water = the rusty old thing with full fenders?
Air = road bike (as in riding on air...)?
Fire = ?
Water = the rusty old thing with full fenders?
03-23-05 | 08:05 PM
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My Lemond is grey with green banding. I couldn't stand it when I got it home but it has since grown on me and now I find it beautiful. I do like the matte grey finish of the Specialized Allez though. My favorite colour is purple but I wouldn't want a bicycle that colour. I also love the blue finish of the Cannondales. All in all mine is quite attractive.
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03-23-05 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
No, Haggy. When mama made her monthly trip to the sporting goods store for shotgun shells and chewing tobacco, she wouldn't let me near the spearguns, so I missed out on that rich experience. By the way, Malvern Star may be "Austrailia's brand since 1903," (I just checked their web site) but it still hasn't made it to the North American provinces.
PS An orange bicycle is a happy bicycle.
PS An orange bicycle is a happy bicycle.
Speargun Blue is a metallic electric blue colour and Haggy is what's known as a S***Stirrer, internet forum's seem to have increased their playing field exponentially.
Keep up the good work Haggy.
03-23-05 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bikejack
Orange is the true colour of bikes.
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03-23-05 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by hi565
hmmmm, My bike currently is this white more cream. Its ok.
I would change it to be Matte Black with celeste letters. Oh yah I would call it the Italian Black ninja
I would change it to be Matte Black with celeste letters. Oh yah I would call it the Italian Black ninja
03-23-05 | 10:37 PM
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From: Irving Heritage District
Bikes: 7-Eleven Eddy Merckx, Vitus Futural, Catamount FRS, Colnago SL, SS MTB
Color doesn't matter to me.
Of the 5 bikes I own, 3 of them are colors I chose.
Centurion Ironman: White & Red - it came that way.
Vitus Futural: Red/White/Blue fade - it came that way.
Colnago SL: White w/ blue pearl clearcoat - repainted from the original royal blue
Eddy Merckx: Team 7-Eleven Red & Green w/ White stripes - repainted to match original paint job
Catamount: Red main triangle/Green stays - to match the Eddy.
Of the 5 bikes I own, 3 of them are colors I chose.
Centurion Ironman: White & Red - it came that way.
Vitus Futural: Red/White/Blue fade - it came that way.
Colnago SL: White w/ blue pearl clearcoat - repainted from the original royal blue
Eddy Merckx: Team 7-Eleven Red & Green w/ White stripes - repainted to match original paint job
Catamount: Red main triangle/Green stays - to match the Eddy.
03-23-05 | 11:05 PM
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03-23-05 | 11:35 PM
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03-23-05 | 11:53 PM
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