Colour of a bike - would you ride a feminine colour?

[Reynard]

If I was younger and faster I'd go and get this: https://www.bianchi.com/tavolozza/oltre-xr4/?code=090O01G

It says that configuration is not available now but it didn't say that when I first looked on that site a few months ago.

Admittedly that's not the sort of bike I'd go for, and besides, they most definitely don't come in my size (I ride a 38 cm road frame!) but that actually looks really rather cool.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm ashamed to say that I have a red bike

I do have a white one as well though to balance it out.

 

[Chromatic]

I'm ashamed to say that I have a red bike

I do have a white one as well though to balance it out.

White with blue and yellow bits would probably be my second choice

 

[12boy]

Surly bikes have always ugly murky colors like Beef Gravy (also called Bloody Stool) Meth Teeth Green, Not Enough Water Yellow Pee as examples. Mine is Beef Gravy. I've had green, yellow, red, black, silver, Orange, dark grey and metallic persimmon, a coppery orange color. I like mine monochromatic without decals, though. And, i prefer grips/bar tape and saddle both brown or both black.

 

[Gunk]

This..../\/\

+1

 

[dodgy]

I honestly think 'feminine colours' what a stupid phrase, but anyway, are the best colours anyway. i had a flouro pink Tierney road bike in the 80s and it looked brilliant. In the early 90s I had a shocking pink MBK MTB and that also looked great. 🤷‍♂️

 

[MntnMan62]

I dig my orange and black bike.

 

[cambsno]

I had a lilac Claud Butler roadster for ten years in the 1990s, I loved it, I've also owned a pink racer that I rescued from a skip and did up before finally selling it (to a woman, for what it's worth).
No such thing as girls' colours, boys' colours etc really, especially not in 2020 (the EF mens racing team look amazing in pink and purple), though my daughter begs to differ and thinks her Trek is both feminine and cool.

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I'd ride a pink bike. But I wouldn't buy that Specialized, I'm just not keen on that colour, it's a bit non committed, a bit "hearing aid beige".
If you like it, you go for it... that's the only important factor.

I wouldn't say no to Pink, but lilac is just a bit wishy washy!

 

[Gunk]

I dig my orange and black bike. View attachment 540370

that’s quite a masculine colour scheme, never thought of orange as being feminine

 

[plustwos]

cambsno wrote : Got a test ride this weekend on an Allez 2021 model in Clay, but in the shop it looks a bit more lilac than the images suggest.

If you find you really like it, buy it. You will get to love. If not consider taping parts off and lightly add a weakly coloured laquer coat, perhaps based on the colour of some other parts to moderate it. But you probably wont need to.
Ken .

 

[Julia9054]

I think that cycling is one area where men can express their love of bright colours where they might not feel comfortable doing so in other areas of their lives.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I think that cycling is one area where men can express their love of bright colours where they might not feel comfortable doing so in other areas of their lives.

When the Giro D'Italia started in Belfast, my club and others got pink kit produced, I bought both the shorts and jersey

 

[DCBassman]

Oi!!!

What's wrong with a red bike?

Exactly!

 

[Chromatic]

I think that cycling is one area where men can express their love of bright colours where they might not feel comfortable doing so in other areas of their lives.

When the Giro D'Italia started in Belfast, my club and others got pink kit produced, I bought both the shorts and jersey

I have one of these and wear it frequently, it's my second favourite jersey.

 

[Chromatic]

In case anyone is wondering, here's my favourite jersey

Yeah, go for it. I've got one of these View attachment 47920 in fact it's my favourite jersey, and after last nights score-line I shall wear it on tomorrow's ride in to work.