Road/gravel - does this tape/frame colour look ..wrong?
Road/gravel - does this tape/frame colour look ..wrong?
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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RC1807

13,681 posts

198 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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It's wrong

ukbabz

1,648 posts

156 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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It's your bike, if you like it ride it!

but it's not a combo I'd go for.

stargazer30

1,721 posts

196 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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Be careful,Planet X will steal it from you biggrin

Reminds me of their creme egg free ranger.

WPA

14,707 posts

144 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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Looks wrong

Portofino

5,360 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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I quite like it in an 80’s Mr Motivator/Scooby Doo way.

bobbo89

6,015 posts

175 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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I don't hate it but it doesn't look 'right', it clashes which can work sometimes but I'm not sure it does, would need to see it IRL

bobbo89

6,015 posts

175 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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The green is a gamble, green and purple you risk it looking like The Hulk (Good/Bad you decide).

The brown will def work.

neilr

1,588 posts

293 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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Depends what you mean by does it look alright. If you like it then that's all that matters surely?

However it looks ok as red is a compliment of purple (as is blue for obvious reasons) , ie it doesn't clash.

Yellow is the opposite of purple so that would work too, but it depends on the shade of purple whether you go toward orange or green with the yellow. (not always easy to tell on a web pic due to different screens displaying colours differently).

Personally i think it looks good. All this black saddle so black bar tape drivel winds me up a bit (says the man with black saddles and black bar tape on all but one of his bikes wink )



vexed

401 posts

201 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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If you like it, keep it and enjoy it! Clashes to my eyes though. The brown would look good.

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

216 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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Wear red and it will match.

OutInTheShed

14,630 posts

56 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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you could try white, to match the lettering?

Piginapoke

6,023 posts

215 months

Sunday 3rd December 2023
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anonymous said:
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It’s wrong. Change to black or white bar tape.

Stereolab

197 posts

77 months

Sunday 3rd December 2023
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I like it OP

Does anyone know if it is possible to get different colour hood covers?

I'd like mine to be grey rather than black


Regbuser

6,944 posts

65 months

Sunday 3rd December 2023
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Different colour tape and saddle ok in my book

Smitters

4,416 posts

187 months

Sunday 3rd December 2023
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Stereolab said:
I like it OP

Does anyone know if it is possible to get different colour hood covers?

I'd like mine to be grey rather than black

If Sram, yes. They do white ones, which if mine are anything to go by, will go grey quite quickly.

Scoobyshue

244 posts

192 months

Tuesday 5th December 2023
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I like it. I think a bike looks good if there is a bit of a clash. Doesn't mater what colour MTB I have....it always has yellow grips. Dunno why. Just my thing.

trails

7,237 posts

179 months

Tuesday 5th December 2023
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Red distracts from the lovely frame colour for me, but if you like it fook the rest smile

dandarez

14,018 posts

313 months

Tuesday 5th December 2023
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Hugo: 'Hi, my racing bike just been nicked.'
Police: 'Any redeeming features?'
Hugo: 'Yeah, it's purple...'
Police: 'Oh dear.'
Hugo: 'But it has some new and extremely bright red handlebar tape.'
Police: 'Onto it right now, just been ridden past me...

...Gotcha thief!!'

hehe