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Black or White??

Old 12-14-07 | 10:40 PM
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Black or White??

Help me decide!!! Should I do black bar tape/saddle, or white?

Keep in mind for the first pic the saddle should be black...
and for the next two the saddle should be white.....

or maybe just do silver???

help, I cant decide!!!







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Old 12-14-07 | 10:42 PM
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Old 12-14-07 | 10:43 PM
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Old 12-14-07 | 10:46 PM
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Old 12-14-07 | 10:54 PM
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black ftw.

White looks nice, but not on all bikes.
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:03 AM
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Black. Depending on the brand you may have to wash it if it is white. Who wants to HAVE to wash bar tape? If you like it brown (aka white) you might as well get dirty looking tape to begin with.
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:08 AM
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Silver.

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Old 12-15-07 | 12:25 AM
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:36 AM
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White looks good, but it gets dirty. I have never liked silver on any bike. So my vote is for black.

Oh, and I vote you take the reflectors off the wheels too, unless you have some safety reason to keep them.
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Old 12-15-07 | 01:02 AM
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Old 12-15-07 | 02:09 AM
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White looks good, but it gets dirty.
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Old 12-15-07 | 04:27 AM
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Also, raise the saddle, flip the stem.
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Old 12-15-07 | 04:46 AM
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silver might actually look sharp. you don't see it as much.
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Old 12-15-07 | 11:05 AM
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:13 PM
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:49 PM
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Black for your bike.

I really like white, but not on your bike. There's just not enough white on the frame.
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Old 12-15-07 | 12:51 PM
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Black black black... lose the reflectors!!
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Old 12-16-07 | 10:54 PM
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Deda Gun metal grey or silver tape with same seat or black seat.

It works with the silver reflectors
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Old 12-16-07 | 11:23 PM
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Old 12-17-07 | 04:20 AM
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silver would look good since there's some silver in your bike's decals, as well as the near-silver appearance of your cranks. Have you considered red bar tape to match your frame?
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Old 12-17-07 | 08:45 AM
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It looks awesome on any bike.





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Old 12-17-07 | 08:49 AM
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Old 12-17-07 | 08:53 AM
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For me I'd use red tape, red and black saddle and red tyres.
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Old 12-17-07 | 08:58 AM
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Black.....then again red would be ok ...but white is not so bad....so yes...its up to you...
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Old 12-17-07 | 09:10 AM
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Not white... the bike has silver on it, right? Or is that white? Either way, It's a toss up between some red, black, or MAYBE a darker silver.
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