Is it me or are most bikes looking like rolling billboards (including mine)? I'm currently taking apart my bike for a color change and can't make up my mind on a paint design. I'm seriously thinking about one solid color and removing every single logo on the cranks, handlebars, etc. BTW here is a pic of the bike.

I'm really liking nice and subtle bikes like this

Or this

Or this without that ugly cielo logo.

That Roubaix isn't bad. There are far worse.

How about Foundry Cycles?

It's kind of funny because I have a Cannondale Black Inc that I wish had more of the "Billboard" look but it has grown on me. And I think your bike looks sexy! Here's mine

I think Trek is the worst about plastering "Trek" on every available space on the bike. Some people like the look. Good luck finding a new bike that doesn't have lots of logos.

Should I even post my Condor bike.

Thanks. Just wanna change it up a bit.

Not really looking for a new bike but thanks.

Thanks so does yours.

Yikes !

I always liked the clean look of the Nashbar bikes. Seemed like a nice touch that they didn't need to plaster a logo on it.

Without a doubt, although some of their new color ways are decent.

Nice.

I think I'm going to do something similar to this except without logos.

I'm with you on the billboard thing.

Here's what I did with the Trek I built up from a craigslist junker:



(sanded it down, spray painted... Hey, I'm on a budget here.)

I like the relative lack of branding on my bike....might remove the wheel labels though. Haven't decided.

IMO the single Cannondale logo is about the right amount of advertising, I'm proud to be riding an old, made in the USA Cannondale, but I'm glad it's not plastered with obnoxious lettering.
I don't think my bike even says what model it is on it anywhere:

Your bike has one specialized logo on the side and that's too much? Hm. It looks pretty sharp to me, but YMMV.

Check out a recent SuperSix if you want to see billboard. Hoo boy!

yeah TREK always plasters their logo

Look and Time have a very difficult time finding where to slap their logos in their frames.

- Look bike owner

Nice looking bike.
I'd rather see you power-wash that garage door and driveway.

S

I peeled off everything that wasn't painted on, but it's still a lot.

17 kestrels or ksl's (kestrel super light)

to be honest I dont really mind.

I agree. My Cannondales are older (95 and 09) and aren't bad. However, some are just horrible (have you looked an upper lever Fuji lately?). The component mfrs. compound this problem by making seat posts, stems, deep dished wheels, etc... just as bad. Then, you add the jerseys / shoes into the mix. Some days I check the mailbox for my endorsement check.... BMX went through this in the 80's and really turned a 180 with the stripped down / plain jane look. Will we? Hard to say, that's a lot of advertising and money exchanging hands.

I had 35 'Orbea' worded logos on my bike, eliminated a dozen of them from the wheels alone, another half dozen will go away when I change the stem and seatpost. Almost all of the remainder are painted on the frame and fork.

Haha one of these days, although thats a Instagram pic so the filters didn't help none.

Exactly !