erpdat

Here's what my bike looks like (except my bars are fully wrapped now)
I am pulling the trigger and buying some Mavic Open Pros from bicyclewheelwarehouse (my LBS can't get em for some reason)

I am wondering, should I:
a) get them in black with black spokes, switch out my silver x2 stem for a black x2 stem and get a black seatpost
b) get classy silver mavic open pros, and keep my silver black combo...

I feel like a little girl right now obsessing overt this but I cannot make up my mind.
Down the road, I am getting a pretty nice freelance check for some film work I did and was planning on buying a classic track frame and getting a silver quill stem but like I said, this is down the road (video doesn't come out for 6 months) but even then, my frame would be black.

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dsh

One thing to consider is if you see yourself mounting a brake.
Murdered out looks dumb with a big shiny machined sidewall in there.

Scrodzilla

Don't Open Pros come with machined sidewalls regardless? Murdered out is cool sometimes but black/silver is classy. My vote is to stick with what you've got and get the silver Mavics.

adriano 

Scrodzilla

^ yup.

EssEllSee

I say continue running brake less and go murdered out. Otherwise that MSW will look out of place and stupid

espi-JG

Here's another vote for black and silver.

NateRod

I don't know about the open pros, but I run my black ano veepz with a brake and it works fine. It's just slightly streaked from use, but it's only noticeable from certain angles. Doesn't bother me at all.

Anyways if you're not even using a brake, then moot point is moot. Just putting it out there.

EssEllSee

I'm assuming brakeless anyways seeing as how I dont see a brake in the pic

spaceballs

I agree with Scrod, but I like silver components.

However, you could get the Mavic Open Pro CD rims which have black machined sidewalls.

reagle

do the wheels all black and keep your silver stem and seat post

Deshi

Murdered out all the way, especially if your going to build a classy bike in time anyway.

motobeCarnage 

"murdered" out bikes are fun to look at but if I had one I imagine it would get old after not too long.. A more classic look is timeless.

erpdat

Dammit I cannot decide. I mean, I am going to buy a Thomson seatpost soon and I would probably go with black. And I really do like silver stems but only when they're quill. I guess I just answered my own question.

MURDER. FTW.

I really do like silver/black lots of the time though. I think I just need to try something new out?
Also, will it be lame to have all black components with silver cranks? I LOVE my dura-ace cranks.\

PS. I wear all black, every single day. I can't help it. I started when I started listening to punk in 6th grade and now its all I feel comfortable in.

Maybe its fate to have my bike murdered out? Ha

mumblesmumbles

If you wear all black and want to run a murdered out bike you must mount a crow to the handlebars.

erpdat

I am stoked I can get black sidewalls but quick question:

Is there any difference in look/ride quality with machined vs. non-machined?
I know with machined you can run brakes but I've never had a brake and never plan on having one.. Machined will still be fine though, eh? If not, are the ceramics machined?

Thanks guys

erpdat

Haha totally!