I think i'm down to a choice between these two - finally after 24 pages.......

[ColinJ]

I had a white saddle and it was very hard to keep it white! It ended up a mucky grey ...

 

[vickster]

On a snot green bike, even I would go with black saddle and black tape. Green will be hard to keep clean, to match to the bike and to source in a high quality tape like Lizard skin or Fizik. Ymmv

 

[Milkfloat]

I had a white saddle and it was very hard to keep it white! It ended up a mucky grey ...

Agreed - I had a white saddle and bar tape on my winter bike. I now have a light grey / brown saddle and bar tape, best of all it did not cost me anything for the colour change.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Maybe in time i'll put something like this tape on http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Syncros-Pre...ource=Google&utm_medium=AdwordsProductAds.and this bottle cage
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-custom-race-resin-fluoro-bottle-cage/
but like you say matching the right colour might be difficult, There's fluoro' green and there's other fluoro' greens. I'll keep the black saddle, as like you say white will go grey after a while.

 

[vickster]

I prefer to buy decent lizard skin tape, all three variants are top notch and a range of colours. More expensive though for the better quality (£20-30), not such an issue for best summer bike, won't be changing every 5 minutes

 

[SteCenturion]

I have one fluoro' orange jersey. Yes orange and red is a definite no!

My OH says "Red & Green should Never be seen".

 

[SteCenturion]

I tried but after a 6 minute "Our experts are busy" repeated message, i gave up. They didn't reply to my e -mail, maybe they will today.

You will find this an awful lot with Dribble ....

although they have some great deals, they are often achieved by speccing some low end parts, especially naff wheels.

I was once very interested in buying one of their R872 frame/forks sets but was unsure on sizing, so I phoned them several times per day for days & didn't get one answer, result, I bought another brand of bicycle elsewhere.

I also hear that even if you go to Chorley they won't let you sit on a bike *how true this is I don't know*.

 

[vickster]

He bought from Planet X

 

[SteCenturion]

BUT!! Is it big enough for me?

No.

I am 6ft 0, 33" leg & ride a 58 Cube, leave it alone & go for a 60 Cube or Large Giants Defy, I would need a M/L Defy *if I wanted one*, had a Large & it was too, errrrrr Large.

 

[SteCenturion]

He bought from Planet X

Ah right ....

Should have skipped the waffle & gone straight to the end eh Vickster.

 

[SteCenturion]

Can somebody change the title of this thread?

Never Ending Story ?

 

[SteCenturion]

Just buy a Bianchi with Campag, and bask in your superiority.

Commoner

 

[SteCenturion]

I suppose the discounts on 2015 models will be pretty good by then.

Having said that, if it was my money i'd be saving it for a friction free hover bike.

Will it have those new fangled Air Brakes & not those 'orrible discs that are Soooo 2015 ?

 

[SteCenturion]

So that Planet X bike would be ok for me! What colour would you go for?

GOLD

 

[SteCenturion]

Which Cube are we talking about?

F*** knows.