Then you probably wouldn't like my new build. Though it is more of an electric green/yellow than yellow. I call it Tennis ball colored.
Obviously, not quite finished and with my buildup wheels, Plus this was clearly not a picture taken for Hot or Not. I'll have it finished by the end of the week/weekend.
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=667

You know, stay in one of the better rooms for a few nights and the cost of the bike would not seem like much...

Fuji used a bit of that 'tennis ball' green as an accent color on my frame. I'm not real wild about it...but I guess it gives a little flare. (It was a cracked chainstay replacement, so I didn't have much choice.):
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2...D720/ry%3D480/

That's VERY loud on your bike as the primary color. I'd limit the add-on colors and use black tape. The red anno bits might have been pushing it.

It is loud, but it plays much better in person than in picture. It is damn near impossible to get an accurate picture of the color. I already have a black bike, so it was time for a little color. I am using black bar tape. The red are the upgraded parts, they don't come int silver or anything. (Maybe the spacers, but I will be ditching them when I figure out my stem height) The Bottom bracket is Ceramic and is the same color red along with seat collar, my hubs and nipples on the set of wheels I ride most often. At first, i wasn't sure how I was going to like it. Now that i have been looking at it for a few days, it is definitely growing on me.

I don't think I would like it as much just as accenting color. But did you find any matching bits like tires or anything?

Pro Race 3's came in 'yellow flash' and would be a bold choice. But I'm kinda playing down the color rather than playing it up (for now at least). Plus I mostly run 25c's. For what I paid for the bike (long story), I'm totally fine with the color.
http://image.rakuten.co.jp/bebike/ca...ro3-race-6.jpg

I'll tell you what, you really have to have some faith and trust in your architects and engineers to test something like that.

There is no fence! Why is there no damn fence! I do not like heights under the best of conditions!

The Kuota is a nice frame.
Campagnolo is a nice group.

Unfortunately, the mixing and matching of colors reminds me of McDonalds but it doesn't make me hungry.

NOT HOT.

Not a big fan of heights myself and if I looked over the edge of that pool, there'd be a Baby Ruth incident.

Sorry man, yellow and red on the bars, hoods, and rings is a Not from me.
WOW! Man, I know my bike has some flash, but I did not expect it to solicit such strong negative reactions. I find it hard to believe you all have such conservative tastes. :p

For my part it must be the strong Latin influences of the Southwest. Most fellow bikers here have expressed admiration for the Bella Donna's appearance. :love:

Now stop talking about buildings and high flying swimming pool and get back to hot bikes.... even if mine does not qualify. :thumb:

in the picture it does look like a lower deck is below the pool extending out. look at the far end of the pool.

I like the Bella Donna lettering and if it was mine, I'd ditch the yellow and red as well. Just use the nice orange for accents, and you got a nice two tone bike in a classy frame.

Hot doesn't come to mind, if that's what it takes to get the better half to sign off on spending thousands of dollars on a toy, then by all means. I'd do the same.

Its fine except for the bright yellow bars and red hoods that don't really match.

Not here to partake in judging what everyone's taste is but are you Filipino (or partly)?

Only Filipinos will have their Christmas trees put up in October and put away in early March.

Filipino? No, just a Gringo living in Mexico's northern territory, Arizona. I also spent 8 1/2 years in Nicaragua.

I usually look past non-modern cf framesets but this is definitely HOT. The color of the frameset and all the chrome/polished parts are just perfect. Again, HOT.

Thanks!

I agree 100%

Bros,

I'm looking for some styling advice.
My new steel frame is below. Metallic Blue --> Gray fade.
I'm building it with SRAM Force, 3T Pro (white stripe) fork/bars/post/stem, and de-stickered Fulcrum Racing Zero wheels.
The goal was all-black components.

The only aesthetic issue is headset/BB color. I'm obsessing about it, but this is the thread for it.

The BB is italian threaded - SRAM's only italian BB is silver.
Chris King's Silver doesn't match SRAM's silver.
Chris King's Black headset wouldn't match the BB.
Chris King's Blue doesn't match the blue of the frame, but it might look good.
I was thinking about going with one of their Pink headsets, since two women in my life recently dealt with breast cancer, but i don't know.

Any opinions?


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7...d3f5a519_o.jpg

Actually, the yellow bar tape is what ruins it for me. Doesn't match anything else on the bike? If you used black bar tape then you would have just a few red accents and it would look far better. This coming from a guy that hates black on black on black bikes. To me, they're just boring. But that yellow is ... ick. Maybe it's better in person?

+2 but I confess I'd LOVE to see it with the wheels on...

^How would CK pewter match the gray?
http://www.thewashingmachinepost.net...oce_pewter.jpg

CK Pewter actually comes across as pretty purple in real life, unfortunately.
Also CK doesn't make Italian-thread BBs.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4013/4...3b0_z.jpg?zz=1

Thank you.

i would post a picture with the "old" black wheels but photobucket is down. The new silver wheels (tubular) are not laced up yet. I've been putting it off because I had a stock of clincher tires to go through.

edit: photobucket is back up. Here she is with the wheel and saddle that are not on the other bike.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...4-03183621.jpg