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Old 11-01-06 | 10:06 AM
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what colour deep v would you...

... put on your brand new bright red frame. seriously.. a red frame is hard to complement. scared bright colours would be too gimmicky, think red rims might be over the top.. but love the look, and sense of security, of deep vs...
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:07 AM
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Get puke coloured rims and then puke all over them for extra pukeyness before everyone you ride it around pukes.

But seriously man. Get whatever the hell colour Deep V's you want. Seriously. Or get a regular rim that comes in silver or black and don't bother with this most difficult of questions.
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:08 AM
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what color is the text on the frame?
also, black, silver, and you're gonna get a lot of snark for this. me, i restrained myself. but others... head's up.
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:12 AM
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yeah i figured i'd get **** but guess what, i care about aesthetics. white lettering.
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:16 AM
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:18 AM
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ahh this i had considered. thinking black machined
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:20 AM
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yeah i figured i'd get **** but guess what, i care about aesthetics. white lettering.
If you care about aesthetics do yourself a favour and get some nice respectable black or silver rims that won't look totally ******** when you switch them to another frame.
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:22 AM
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aesthetics (also spelled esthetics or æsthetics) is a branch of value theory which studies sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment or taste.

how does your bike smell? how does that make you feel?

btw, silver.
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Get plain silver and polish them. Then you can roll up on that Escalade and shout...I've got 29's biatch!
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Old 11-01-06 | 10:28 AM
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Colored bike parts = trash. Another vote for silver. And although you didn't ask, Open Pros.
 
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Originally Posted by alexcm
seriously.. a red frame is hard to complement.
It's easy.
"I can see your bottom bracket, nice."
"Whats a candy apple red San rensho like you doing at a bike rack like this?"
"You look differnt, did you just have your threads chased?"
"Are you a Louis Garneau? Because I see U and I together."
"Hi, are you street legal?"
"Hello, I may be a bike thief, but you stole my heart!"
"I bet you weigh sub-16 pounds. Can I pick you up?"
"Did you finish highschool? Because you've got beautiful dropouts"
"Do you know karate? Because your geometry is really kickin'"

ahaha thats enough
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:00 AM
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I'm embarrassed I even clicked on this thread. I wonder what I thought I'd find? I wonder what answer the OP is looking for? Aren't all the colors available on the Velocity website? Is it supposed to be fun playing "dress up" with somebody else's bike? This could be the most confusing thread I've seen in awhile.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:00 AM
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^ complement, not compliment.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:04 AM
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I'd probably do black machined or silver with an edge to black. I'd also prefer Open Pros to deep V.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
It's easy.
"I can see your bottom bracket, nice."
"Whats a candy apple red San rensho like you doing at a bike rack like this?"
"You look differnt, did you just have your threads chased?"
"Are you a Louis Garneau? Because I see U and I together."
"Hi, are you street legal?"
"Hello, I may be a bike thief, but you stole my heart!"
"I bet you weigh sub-16 pounds. Can I pick you up?"
"Did you finish highschool? Because you've got beautiful dropouts"
"Do you know karate? Because your geometry is really kickin'"

ahaha thats enough
Thank you.

Seriously.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
It's easy.
"I can see your bottom bracket, nice."
"Whats a candy apple red San rensho like you doing at a bike rack like this?"
"You look differnt, did you just have your threads chased?"
"Are you a Louis Garneau? Because I see U and I together."
"Hi, are you street legal?"
"Hello, I may be a bike thief, but you stole my heart!"
"I bet you weigh sub-16 pounds. Can I pick you up?"
"Did you finish highschool? Because you've got beautiful dropouts"
"Do you know karate? Because your geometry is really kickin'"

ahaha thats enough
Awesome
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:09 AM
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"Did you finish highschool? Because you've got beautiful dropouts"
The best.

Don't they come uncolored? Otherwise, a lime green is dope.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:14 AM
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I would probably run white V's a red frame with white branding.
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Old 11-01-06 | 11:19 AM
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yeah i figured i'd get **** but guess what, i care about aesthetics. white lettering.
That's admirable. I care about aesthetics too, to a certain degree. The thing is, do you also care about going fast? Because deep-v's weigh a ***ing sht ton, which, in my opinion, negates any of their aero/aesthetic advantage (all of that rotating weight will certainly effect acceleration).

Is it a nice frame? Maybe you owe it to yourself to get something with a little style AND some performance value. Deep-v's are more than just passe, they're counter-productive.
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Old 11-01-06 | 12:07 PM
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yes.. those things are way too heavy.. if youre pushing 280 or so.. maybe go for it..aside from that they are useless

as for aero.. the MIT pursuit team nerds claim you get more aero out of not wearing gloves then you do from a deep v wheel which means, not much
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Old 11-01-06 | 12:12 PM
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aeroheads come in colors, too. get those.
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Old 11-01-06 | 12:19 PM
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