[Closed] Show me your black MTBs

"Murdered out" look, eh?

Haven't got it now but I used to have a satin black Commencal. Everything on it was black apart from a Renthal Fatbar and a matching alugold Bontrager seatpost. Looked oarsum imo

Tried the coordinated doo-dahs look but tbh it looked super naff

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Thinking of adding a touch of colour on the rest of the build

Don't do it! And definitely don't sprinkle it with matching anodised parts.. Also steer clear of coloured gear cable or brake hoses. If you really are a man of style and good taste and do it really well there is a slim chance that it will look ok but most likely it'll just look rubbish.

FWIW here's my black bike from a few years ago parked outside a pharmacy in Morzine. I'm inside buying antiseptic cream, gauze and bandages... 😳

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The red collar on the seatpost spoils it.

Might be dark grey but I call it black
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If you really are a man of style and good taste and do it really well there is a slim chance that it will look ok but most likely it'll just look rubbish.

I had this-

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which sadly became this after a warranty job. Much preferred the more black, less colour look.

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As above, no revolting anodized bits, headset caps, bars, hoses, hubs etc. They WILL look awful.

I have this
http://www.mtb-check.com/review-rose-granite-chief/

In matte black. V nice too

I'm currently thinking everything black with silver seatpost collar (did think about matching silver Thomson collar and post but bit OTT I think), headset and bottom bracket.

It's risky but that might just be ok.

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Matt Black frame, White Forks, Seat & Hubs, Red Chainring Bolts, Red Floating Rotors, Black n Red Chain. Although there are no red bits on this picture as it was 2 years ago, and it doesn't look as bad as you think it would. 😉

Agreed - avoid the anodised colour bits. Here's mine.

Yes, the grips go against what I said. No, I'm not sure about them either.

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Black/white frame
All pretty much stock except for (black) ESI grips, (white) SPD pedals, (black&white) bottle cage and (black&silver) Deore brakes - shame about the silver.

White stickers removed from the stock wheels for more blackness.

The white paint on the frame appears to actually be tippex, so I expect it to be all removed after 2 or 3 more crashes.

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I've done the whole black on black thing - my old Demo 9 was black with black 888's with the decals removed and everything else was ano black too aside from the saddle. Looked pretty good.

My Rune is black but with some colour...I break the STW taste rules my the sound of it but I like it.

Black rune, white Bos Devilles, white and green saddle, white hoses and gear cable with green grips, chain ring and pedals.

Will try and dig a pic out so that the STW taste police can get ready to lynch me! 😉

If you have self respect you need to go matt black and no decals anywhere (especially wheels) and nothing white, ever. Many disagree. Ignore them.

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This colour scheme (or lack of) came about entirely by accident. Bought a frame to replace a broken full suss and everything I had that fit seemed to be either black or black and red 🙂

My own wheel logos make me queasy sometimes.

Black is bestest!

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Please no red anodized bits!

heres mines, instagram spesh:

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If I cover up the saddle with my thumb I really like that..

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Looks a bit grey here (terrible pic), but is black with fluoro green/yellow details. I like it, was thinking about some combo of silver seat post/collar and silver stem/bars, but I haven't even got it muddy yet, so should probably ride it before replacing parts 😀 Also thinking amber wall tyres, but can't decide if that's going to look 'right'.

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Liking that Spesh timb34

Also thinking amber wall tyres, but can't decide if that's going to look 'right'.

Plyphon 😉
Initial colour coordination was accidental but I then went into overdrive 🙂
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I [i]was[/i] going to post mine up but after all the negs on here against anodised bits I'm not so sure...

Stealthy as a stealthy thing. Any excuse to post some photos!

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I certainly take great comfort in the fact I have done the exact opposite of what most say on here.

****ing love my red anno bits

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In the garden

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Local woods

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Just past the miners hut after doing the Dolly Wagon

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Mine at Laggan

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Maybe not black enough...

Liteville 301 ready for the Alps next week

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Noir with a hint of red.

Can't get my picture to load come hell or high water ! Any one techy to help ?

(I have followed the instructions in help but I'm using my iPhone to do it if that makes any odds ?

Don't worry I've one just like it.

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Cool. Nice one tinribz.

Ta for that.

No longer with me but it was a Great bike at the time 😛

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The GT Force in classic Black n Gold

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The Evil Sovereign with blue bling

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Black with coloured cables you say? 🙂

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My now sold rocket. I really wanted some white bars but couldn't find any I liked. I did buy some white forks for it tho!

Core me ode lad, where did you get those brown grips from?

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2 things

1. those carbon 456's are Hugly with a capital Huh
2. Good looking black bikes are hard to pull off successfully

Got a couple.

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Oh god ! Those white rims......

Black bikes FTW 😀

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Mmmmmm, red anodized bits 😆

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@CraigXXL - What grips are on the sovereign?

Ta

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I've recently removed the huge rim logos from my Spitfire (you'll have to mentally photoshop them out) which I think takes it to stealth pole position in this thread:

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Superstar Excel grips in light blue.

My old NS Surge - way too small and way too fun.

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What a pooch! Gorgeous, more pics please. 😀

Some red ano bits hiding somewhere and brown bits too, but the whole thing lost it's way when I added the pedals - they need to go....

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Soon to have ccdb inline...and a black LEV cable housing cover. Will also change the pivot bearing covers to black when the bearings need replacing.

@ CG ty very much - he is isn't he? The dogs are my wife's thing, she shows them whilst I ride bikes 🙂 She has 3 of those amongst others

3 of them? Sounds like a lot of grooming to me! I hope they're able to swim every day?

My current Spitfire & Soul:
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Not swim but plenty of exercise - one of em has done a bit of water rescue training[/end thread hijack sorry]

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Mostly black

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Less is more. I hate logo's.

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flipping love the Onza Canis on that superted - think that's made up my mind on the amberwalls + black bike issue, thanks 😀

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My old black Turner 5 Spot

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My old Santa Cruz Bullit

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My new Pivot Mach 6

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Me freshly blooded '08 Giant Trance. Picked up the frame ages ago and had it powder coated matt black. Everything else is new bar the brakes and forks which I scrounged off my parted out MC Fury.

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My FlyXii hard tail, I adore this bike, so damn ridable, should really get a shot with its newer shorter stem though.

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@Scandal42

The grips came from rutlandleisureoutlet on eBay.

Similar [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Locking-Lock-On-Bmx-Handlebar-Grips-Mountain-Bike-Micro-Stunt-Scooter/151321072041?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D24197%26meid%3D9000871284608069071%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D10285%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D330629660127 ]HERE[/url]

Mine were similarly cheap, and are a bit hard, but only on my knock about bike so put up with them.

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My FlyXii hard tail,

I rather like that, even with the bar ends!