Pink bar tape for men?

[CanucksTraveller]

Why not? My very "girly" wife has white tape on her white and sky blue road bike, but she now fancies some sky blue Bontrager tape that she's seen as it picks out the blue detailing better.
Her kit is all purples and pinks, so it's not like she's into blue normally.
Whatever floats your boat. No one's judging choices of colours these days, it's not 1970 thankfully! Your tape suits that bike actually.

 

[Tin Pot]

So I thought this popped really well on black. Splash of colour and better for safety.
Had a lot of negative comments. It's 2017, it's not for girls only. Or is it??

The yellow and red one is more to my liking.

Always a fan of giraffes.

 

[mustang1]

Well, no, that's sex, not gender.

I see thank you. I read that in the past too but had forgotten. From Google:

Gender is a socially constructed definition of women and men. It is not the same as sex (biological characteristics of women and men) and it is not the same as women. Gender is determined by the conception of tasks, functions and roles attributed to women and men in society and in public and private life

 

[r04DiE]

So I thought this popped really well on black. Splash of colour and better for safety. Had a lot of negative comments. It's 2017, it's not for girls only. Or is it??

Who cares? Do it.

I like pink, but maybe not for bar tape as it will get dirty

You big girl...

 

[numbnuts]

You big girl...

 

[ayceejay]

I designed a garden for an up market couple and the plan was agreed but then we got stuck on the 'flowers' part because the lady of the house wanted only pink and I couldn't dissuade her. As I was leaving the husband pulled me aside and said
"Do you know why she likes pink so must?"
To which I replied "No"
'Well" he said "its because it's the colour of the labia"
I thought tis might help your imagination when you are bent over your pink handlebars

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I thought this might help your imagination when you are bent over your pink handlebars

"Bending over the pink handlebars" should definitely be a euphemism for something, though I'm not sure what! It sounds naughty and fun, whatever it is.

 

[User482]

Light colours on bar tape are a no - it looks filthy even if you are anal about cleaning.

Is the correct answer. At some point, you will have chain oil on your hand, then you grab the bars...

 

[Tin Pot]

I designed a garden for an up market couple and the plan was agreed but then we got stuck on the 'flowers' part because the lady of the house wanted only pink and I couldn't dissuade her. As I was leaving the husband pulled me aside and said
"Do you know why she likes pink so must?"
To which I replied "No"
'Well" he said "its because it's the colour of the labia"
I thought tis might help your imagination when you are bent over your pink handlebars

What a bizarre conversation.

 

[Milzy]

Is the correct answer. At some point, you will have chain oil on your hand, then you grab the bars...

Baby wipes work wonders, even cleaned an engine with them.

 

[Dan B]

I was perilously close last night to plonking down 85 euro on a pink and black skinsuit, and truth be told the only reason I didn't is that I'm worried the pink will clash with my red bike

 

[AndyRM]

Baby wipes work wonders, even cleaned an engine with them.

This really makes me wonder what is in/on them. Like how are they safe enough for my babies buttcheeks but can also clean my bike. I can only assume witchcraft is involved.

Anyway, pink is a great colour. Describe it as "tuscan sunset" if anyone takes issue. You'll sound properly debonair.

 

[User32269]

This really makes me wonder what is in/on them. Like how are they safe enough for my babies buttcheeks but can also clean my bike. I can only assume witchcraft is involved.

Anyway, pink is a great colour. Describe it as "tuscan sunset" if anyone takes issue. You'll sound properly debonair.

My mtb, after been plunged in mud all day, has never made me feel as sick as any of my kids delicate buttcheeks had when using wipes!

 

[Dan B]

Yes. Also, anyone using the phrase "smooth as a baby's bottom" has clearly never had to deal with nappy rash

 

[User169]

Looks very Raphaesque