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What color scheme do you prefer?

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Old 10-25-11 | 11:07 AM
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What color scheme do you prefer?



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Old 10-25-11 | 11:09 AM
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White bikes are...nah. So I´ll go with the other one. But I suppose this really should be your call...?
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:10 AM
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1. But who cares I'm not riding or buying it.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:18 AM
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first one for me
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:30 AM
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Black/red/white definitely. The white is just... white.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:33 AM
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White, but only if you can go fast because it will stand out

The other one is just too generic, IMHO
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:36 AM
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I like the white. But you'd have to change the seatpost.

I'd change the seatpost and stem to silver, actually.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:38 AM
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I'm not crazy about the black, so I'm going to vote white.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:45 AM
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Neither is ringing my bell. I think the black looks better (but I'd get a black seat and tape). The white is too Stormtrooper-ish. However, the white has potential with black tape, seat, brakes and wheels.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:46 AM
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Of the two I'd go for the black one, but these days black/red/white is just so "everybody's got one". Kinda like the black/blue/white team kit trend (Leopard/Sky/???)

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ps - the white one needs a white post and hoods.
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Old 10-25-11 | 11:54 AM
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Which one do you like?
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:05 PM
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I'm thinking of the white one because I can get a better deal,but I like both.
I'll let you know when i get it
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by brundle_fly
I'm thinking of the white one because I can get a better deal,but I like both.
I'll let you know when i get it
Then get the one with the better deal.
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:11 PM
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+1 for the black-based combo. It will hide grime and blood better...

But honestly, it's your bike and your choice.
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:16 PM
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Meh.
If the black one didn't have so much red on it, I'd like it. And if the white one was blue instead, I'd like it too.
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:53 PM
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I like the black and red one. But that's the color scheme I have (Fuji).

But you know which one you like.
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:57 PM
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I am a black/red guy. However, to be truthfully honest, sometimes I get envious when I see black/blue. White paint jobs remind me of utility, more like work truck than black and red, which reminds me of speed.
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Old 10-25-11 | 12:59 PM
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Red/black or red/white.
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Old 10-25-11 | 01:11 PM
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White can look really good, especially when you change all the components out to SRAM Red Black.
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Old 10-25-11 | 01:18 PM
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I think I would go with white because it gives you more options with saddle, bar wrap, cable, and bottle cage accents.
Am I the only one bored with all the new bikes being mostly black or maybe white with red accents?
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Old 10-25-11 | 01:27 PM
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Not the white one. Ugh.
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Old 10-25-11 | 01:39 PM
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Well white will just be hard to keep clean. On the other hand, while I like black usually, this one somehow isn't very attractive. So just for looks white.
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Old 10-25-11 | 02:20 PM
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Well white will just be hard to keep clean. On the other hand, ....
But a clean bicycle looks better, lasts longer and goes faster than a dirty bike, yes? What could be cooler than a bike that reminds you to clean it more often?
(Except for having a white bike for nice days and a flat-black bike for rainy/sweaty days... Spy vs. Spy FTW:
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Old 10-25-11 | 02:29 PM
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But a clean bicycle looks better, lasts longer and goes faster than a dirty bike, yes? What could be cooler than a bike that reminds you to clean it more often?
(Except for having a white bike for nice days and a flat-black bike for rainy/sweaty days... Spy vs. Spy FTW:
Them tall headtubes!
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Old 10-25-11 | 02:43 PM
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Them tall headtubes!
Sigh... this is a little people's sport, it's true. Sometimes I feel like I'm riding around with a bunch of 11-year-olds.
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