Sardian

I'd go with gray or brown since that's what the white will look like after a few rides.

Jive Turkey

No

desconhecido 

You noticed the hydrant. You get extra points. Now, if you can explain to me what idiot engineer would design a sidewalk with a hydrant in the middle you'll score even more points. About noticing things, did you notice the big brown dog? A hint, he's in picture #2.

rschleicher

Ask and ye shall receive....

It's sort of a special edition Brooks, in white (you have to click on the little white thumbnail pic):

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...&PartnerID=635

Even if the OP doesn't go for a white Brooks, I think white bar tape should definitely be accompanied by a white saddle.

CyciumX

Dual top and bottom:


...obviously blue instead of orange for you

adclark

I had white tape and hated it. It will start to turn a nice brown-gray in less than a week if you ride much. I will go ahead and give you a suggestion on how to clean it since if you decide to use it, you will need to clean it about once a week. Buy some lemon furniture polish and a rag. Spray polish on rag and wipe in the direction the tape is wrapped. It helps a lot but will not completely remove all dirt. Be careful next time you go to ride because the bars may be a bit slick for the first little bit, but not enough to be unsafe in my experience if you let the bars dry. In regards to your original question though, I now use dark blue and it doesn't seem so show any dirt.

desconhecido 

That's a nice look. I've been thinking about getting some tressostar and trying a harlequin wrap. Maybe I'll try the top/bottom instead.

Nice bike. Is that about 55cm? Little too big for me. Long seat post, too. I like the orange rims.
When I built the blue Cannondale back in 1997, Mavic had some rims with a blue anodized finish. I think they were
a variation of open pro. For some reason I thought that I had to have the silver CX30s and I'm about as aero as Bill Clinton -- just a tad more than the Goodyear blimp. Thinking over some of the decisions I've made about bikes I'm a little surprised how perceived style sometimes overcomes good utility sense. In the case of the rims, it was a matter of one perceived style over another. These days I'm a CR18 kind of guy. That's sort of a perceived style too, I guess.

CyciumX

Its a 56cm... good guess.

The rims are Mavic Open Pros, but a limited edition anodized finish. The Gold rims were originally bought for a Trek Y-foil I have, but I"m having it painted as I type into a crazy looking plum/blue/gun metal and the bar tape for that will be harlequin style with a clear poly bar tape so that one can see the Deda bars underneath every other strip.

desconhecido 

I like the Cannondale frames. When I got mine people had warned me that they were stiff and rough and harsh and non-compliant, but that never has been my perception. I've always considered old blue to be a reasonably smooth ride. The frame came without a fork and the fork I put on (and is still there) is some inexpensive carbon fiber thing, so maybe that makes a difference with respect to ride quality. Is the fork on yours carbon or is that aluminum? Looks like carbon, but I can't tell for sure.

mzeffex 

Yes, white. Yes.

echappist

and take it off before labor day

Nachoman

White bar tape? Why not? Go ahead and get crazy.

catonec 

white tape (fizik dual blue and white is what I use) and white saddle. they'll match your whitewalls.

desconhecido 

Whitewalls: those are Schwalbe Marathons with a reflective strip. In one picture they really stand out because I used a flash -- they're not quite that bright in person, which seems appropriate for me, somehow.

catonec 

sorry man, I wasnt tring to discount your beautiful bike in any way. I still vote for white bars and seat.

midgetmaestro 

+1 for white bars and white saddle

bismillah

I just did this a little

coasting 

i suggest you go for YELLOW bar tape.

If it is good enough for my bike it's good enough for all bikes. Trust me. All bikes look good with a bit of yellow in the mix, especially blue bikes.

monsterkidz

Yet another vote for White tape / saddle

Terex

OK - paint the dog too. Good fences make good neighbors.

And "idiot engineer" is redundant. (I have a master's in engineering...).

I do like the existing tape, but I say mix it up. Have fun.

desconhecido 

I took no offense at the whitewall remark. They do sort of stand out in that picture and are deserving of comment in a thread like this.

rpa90

Tape to match the saddle is always my preferred look.

desconhecido 

Wow. Threads on bikeforums are like Toyota Hilux pickups -- they never die. Still have the Cannondale but it hasnt been ridden in quite a while as I now have a whole fleet of steel. Still has the blue and black tape job though it's pretty ratty.