Personalizing my bike

[jedidiah]

Hi everybody,
I picked up a second hand Scott Addict Team Edition, which i love as a bike, but really the green 'stickers' on the frame are not my taste at all, and I would love to have it look more like i want .. maybe just black frame and some red handlebar tape. Sorry if this is a bit of a newbie question, but is there anything i can put on the frame to cover it up, or any other standard ways of doing this? Thanks a lot for any help.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Go for a ride and have a beer afterwards. There will be plenty of opportunity later on to change handlebar tape and replaced a scuffed saddle.
Customising a bike is considered naff.

 

[T4tomo]

Embrace you inner green and get some green bar tape to match.

Anything you do to hide the green, bar a full respray will look sh!t

 

[steveindenmark]

Are the green patches under the laquer or on top of it?

 

[S-Express]

Are the green patches under the laquer or on top of it?

They will be under the top coat.

Can I just point out the irony of being concerned about the appearance of a bike's colour scheme, when you have a Scott Addict with deep section carbons and flat pedals.

 

[rideswithmoobs]

Always liked green, especially the cannondale green liquidgas scheme.
Gets some clipless pedals on it, get out and ride. Autumns here so within a few weeks you won't see the green for all the muck if you dont put mudguards on or clean it. Job done

 

[JtB]

I personally dislike that green to the point that I would have avoided buying that bike in the first instance. However if I somehow ended up inheriting the bike then I certainty would not consider changing the frame's colour scheme which is part and parcel of the bike's personality and is coordinated with the saddle and bar tape. Instead, as others have indicated I would simply get some decent pedals and ride.

[Edit] Overall I still think the bike looks great [/Edit]

 

[mattobrien]

Angle grinder, surely the only proper solution

 

[wonderloaf]

It's your bike, do what you like and love to ride it ... end of.
Wish I could give more info on changing it's appearance but sorry I can't.

 

[NorthernDave]

White bar tape? Oh, sorry, wrong thread!

Personally, I like it as it is. The green really lifts the black and to be honest, you aren't going to see most of it from the saddle.
Enjoy riding it and think of the money you've saved that you can now spend on things like carbon bottle cages or fancy tyres.

 

[Tin Pot]

The first rule of buying a bike: buy the one you like the look of.

 

[Zimbob]

The vinyl stuff used for car-wraps can do the job, if you're patient/painstaking with it....

 

[screenman]

The vinyl stuff used for car-wraps can do the job, if you're patient/painstaking with it....

Most wrappers would take care of a job like that for a few quid, might not be the same shade but how about a carbon wrap.

 

[dim]

very nice bike .... don't worry about the colour etc ...

if I were to customize, first thing that I would look at is new wheels .... it does not need anything else

add a decent Garmin such as a garmin Edge 1000, ... go on long rides and enjoy the bike. I wanted one of these, and could not afford one

 

[S-Express]

if I were to customize, first thing that I would look at is new wheels .... it does not need anything else

You don't think the Cosmic Carbone 40s are not overkill enough already?