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I've just bought a black frame and debating whether to stick with all black for cables, seat post collar, bars etc or whether to do some subtle colour coding.

Give me some inspiration 🙂


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 11:39 am
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I'll post up some pics later - off for a ride now. Mine is the dreaded black n gold but very subtle(ish).


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 11:49 am
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My hybrid is matt black with black parts, apart from orange Superstar pedals and lime green cables. Inspired by the orange and lime tic tacs. 🙂


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 11:57 am
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Black (and silver) with some red
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Black and lime
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I'll post up some pics later - off for a ride now. Mine is the dreaded black n gold but very subtle(ish).

Subtle?!? 😯

😛


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 11:59 am
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This is how my Curtis SuperX used to look

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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:03 pm
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I know it's 'darkside' but I have one of these:

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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:05 pm
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Commuter/CX bike
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Post winter will replace jockey wheels (have blue ones to go on), cassette, chain, chainrings (for black ones) and will replace chainring bolts with blue ones as well. No more plans for blueness after that


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:10 pm
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"Dark side" is good, its a road frame I'm building up


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:11 pm
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My hornet had orange wheels so the grips matched those, then I got the black wheels so the cranks looked stupid so now have purple ones. Grips will be replaced with black or purple when they need replacing.

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Mush better. - EDIT - those pedals have been replaced with new black nanos. No reflectors!
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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:13 pm
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One of ours, S Works Stumpjumper

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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:18 pm
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Doesn't look like this anymore, the red cable outers are a thing of the past, and the chainsets's now an XT 2x10 so the bash has gone too. The cable outers weren't to everyone's taste, but one STWer recognised the bike from its pictures during the Holme Valley Challenge, so it wasn't in vain....
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With a tinge of white 😐


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:19 pm
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My lad built one up black and a few gold sprinkles
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Custom wheel graphics, will fit the fork ones when I can be ar$ed


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:22 pm
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Road again but...

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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:23 pm
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Black and lots of different reds... (red rotor bolts aren't visible 😉 )

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Posted : 05/11/2015 12:38 pm
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Hmmmm... green bits not showing up too well - just imagine the bits more green!

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:20 pm
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Ignore the cabling and matress...

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:21 pm
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Coloured cables look utterly rubbish on any bike (though Nobby may just get away with it as they are mostly inside the frame - lovely looking bike that).


 
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I don't have a decent photo! This is the best I can do..
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Red floating rotors and red lockon clamps, red cage holder bolts, red valve cap, white hubs. I don't think anything else is coloured.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:25 pm
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Black and purple

[url= https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8747/17300354365_3605ec12ac_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8747/17300354365_3605ec12ac_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/smLQBP ]AA NOMAD[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr

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Another black and gold one, here...

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^ That Nomad is lovely, I wouldn't want to ride it, as I wouldn't want it to get dirty, it would just be hung on the wall gathering dust! Looks awesome.


 
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One of mine is also "the dreaded black n gold"

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:31 pm
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Black, with a couple of orange bits.

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:32 pm
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My old Slackline.

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:33 pm
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Thanks Milkie.
It doesn't look like that any more after the frame was changed under warranty and I bought new forks and 11speed XTR.

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Keeping with the few Cotic above.....

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Brown and green ano only on my ex Covert.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:44 pm
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Another Cotic. Never understood why they didn't call it 'black' though...

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:51 pm
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i've got a Union Jack-ish red, white and blue thing going on with mine...

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i may stick these tyres back on at some point...
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Dark side you say... not much colour coding going on, but I reckon it looks good!

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Black and red for me - even the brake pads are red SS kevlar jobbies

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If its a road bike I recommend matching the saddle and bar tape colours, i.e. white saddle, white tape.

Personnally I'm not a fan of colour-matched tyres, had them before but took them off. I'd also keep the cable housing black, but as its a road bike it wouldn't look to garish unless you're running full-length housing - in that case definitely go for black.

Try to match your seat collar with your stem/stem cap/spacers, bottle cages etc. but I think it depends on the style of the frame. if its a nice steel or classic looking frame then a polished seat collar looks reet smart.

Thems just my opinions, I'm sure others will disagree.


 
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Orange 5 29 Black/Gold ......

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I quite like the colour coded cables / hoses and am guilty of it!

Not got any pics of my Rune at work. I thought it looked good - ano black frame, white decals with white saddle, bars, forks and cables / hoses.


 
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Mainly black with a bit of white and red. Oh, and a gold chain 😳

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A thread dedicated to the worst looking bikes on the internet


 
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Nobby » Subtle?!?

Well, y'know... as subtle as it can be. Perhaps. But it seems I can't link from Photobucket anymore so you're all spared.

That black and purple Nomad is bloody lovely.


 
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Red bits.

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My Trance Advanced 650b. I'm tempted to de-sticker the Flows, but haven't got around to it yet.

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Ah ha...! (Not seeing it in preview was throwing me for a minute)

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Looks like red and black is a bit of a thing for Cotics:
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A thread dedicated to the worst looking bikes on the internet

Post pic of your bike/s for comparison? 😀


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 6:20 pm
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Any colour you like, as long as it's black....

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A thread dedicated to the worst looking bikes on the internet

Well I'm disappointed. None of those are repulsive as I expected.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 6:30 pm
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If Carlsberg did "Black 'n Gold":

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Post pic of your bike/s for comparison?

Here you go, a backyard full of stunners

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Not even my saddle to bar drop and 140mm stem?


 
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