bar tape colour
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bar tape colour
So I've been thinking of changing my bar tape to a more interesting colour than black and I was wondering what colour would suit. Club uses red and green.
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yellow
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Either will work. Just think about which colour combo you like better: blue/green or blue/red. I would lean towards green, but that's just me.
You could try blue, but if it's not exactly the same blue as your frame accents, it won't look very good.
You could try blue, but if it's not exactly the same blue as your frame accents, it won't look very good.
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Blue, black or silver would work.
your chain line is making my eyes water, hope you don't ride in the combo?
your chain line is making my eyes water, hope you don't ride in the combo?
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Maybe two tone wrap job with mango below the levers, orange on top. Reminds me of one of my favorite KHS colourways:
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Black goes best with your frame. Otherwise, I would do white.
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I'd try silver. If you go white, something else needs to be white(cables?). I've had a few bikes with black tape. Works on some bikes, others it just seemed to boring. You can try Stella Azzurra, they have some simulated leather/perforated/sewn tapes that look & feel nice.
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dems rulz suks. tape and tyre must match. dems my estheticly sooperier rulz. mmmkay?
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I don't think you have a lot of options with the frame colors.
Keep the black tape, but getting two black bottle cages will improve the overall look of the bike.
Keep the black tape, but getting two black bottle cages will improve the overall look of the bike.
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coloured tyres. i like techni-coloured bikes.
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If you're a conformist and like to succumb to peer pressure, go with black or white.
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