I like it, but there are too many things that don't match - saddle / tape / wheels / frame... If it were only a couple of things that would be OK.

I think you do get points for proper staging though.

Aack! My eyes...! Hey, I'm a Felt guy, (love my F2) and this looks like a 2011 Felt F5, with a colorblind owner? lol. The bar tape is hideous, maybe they had those tires on clearance?? Sad part is that this bike could be completely hot, but nothing matches anything... I am smiling, but it is a disaster as it sits. I hope you are fast! :lol:

Uh... Not no way, not no how.

This photo might explain the red/white a little better

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3721/9...0797f43ee6.jpg

The tires are on their own- little red, white and blue :thumb: I got tired of seeing so many bikes that were all black or black and white, so it suits me well :twitchy:

I like it!! the bartape reminds me of the new colorways in the nike running line. http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/...er-usa-3-1.jpg

But you wouldn't wear one of each color would you???
:D

I'm not sure why I like it, but I do!

Although TBH some silver or blue tape would make it even better...

Change the tire to Gum walls if you want something other than black.

That felt is HOT.

Black Romin has red and white pin stripes that would work just fine in this combination, but the white one just doesn't fit. Also, if you really need to have a two-colour tape, I would go with Fizik Dual - black with red trim. Splash tape is just ugly.

throw in more blue you can have a TRON theme bike

not-

This bike has some hotness potential. Black romin saddle with black bartape, regular black tires and I would give it a hot, even with the + flipped stem and stack.

I'm with GC3 here. I dont know why I like it, but there is something about it. Must be those electric blue tires that draw you in like a fly in the midnight darkness to a bug zapper!

I want the bar tape to be the same color as the wheels. It looks urban assault-ish, but electrified.

Red crank with Di2 did anyone pick up on that?

I did noticed the mix and match of SRAM and Shimano. I too like the bike and this that the blue tires are what is attractive. The red micro splash bar tape screams 1990 to me and should go.

I do love that Bahula wasn't skeered to try something crazy, um, but sadly, it doesn't work. How about black saddle, black bar tape with red stitching or Cinelli Confetti tape or something WAY more understated. (It DOES scream 1990, FoxFarm is right) But... but... It's a good looking frame!

I don't know what to do with those blue tires. Wowsers. How about white sidewalls? I don't know, that seems more difficult to keep clean than white bartape. Ah, well, thanks for posting it!

Thanks for the comments and feedback everyone- interesting bike, interesting comments :beer:

Fiery- I agree that a black romin would fit much better at this point. The white one was the first thing I got when the bike was stock and had white tires, tape and saddle. At this point, $100+ for the sake of aesthetics falls on the, "eh, maybe next season..." list.

coppercook62- the bike has a BB30 bb and I didn't want to use an adapter, thus the red stuff. It also has the corresponding red cassette (which is hands-down one of the coolest things I've seen in recent memory from a manufacturing standpoint) and everything works extremely nicely together.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...hinmo/trek.jpg

I need to adjust the seat and bars a little bit. I just picked it up. its a excellent condition 2003 trek 5200 ocvl - all ultegra. came with a selle italia c2 saddle. the bike has 750 miles on it.

Not

This is all it takes to get a not, though.

That said, it'd still be a not if it wasn't a Trek.

makes sense

Yeah I'm gonna have to agree the Trek is a big 'ol pile of NOT. I hate that spoke pattern on the wheels, and the saddle is pretty fugly, too. Looks like an '80's BMX saddle just about. :p

HOT - I like this bike - I even like the spoke pattern. would love it more with flipped stem and white bar tape/Seat . hate the cages. It looks like a sweet ride - Enjoy it.

That's a lot of blue.