Pretty bikes without all the bad font and branding

[screenman]

I like this, nice and understated.

 

[sazzaa]

I like this, nice and understated.

Just eww.

 

[SS Retro]

Seen worse!

 

[sazzaa]

The Eastway steel bikes are pretty too I think

http://www.eastwaybikes.com/product/eastway-st1-0-steel-road-bike/

or the alloy http://www.eastwaybikes.com/product/eastway-r3-0-alloy-road-bike/

I also like the Scott Contessa when not black

And of course, there are the Condor steelies in a range of colours

e.g, http://www.condorcycles.com/Condor-Bikes/9451-Condor-Acciaio-Frameset/flypage.tpl.html

Whyte bikes are subtle but mostly grey in road variety

What's your max budget? Builds get expensive quickly

Good suggestions! I guess I'm going to have to give up on the disc brake thing eh. Max budget is 2k at a push. Won't buy till the end of summer though, got a big expensive holiday to pay for first..

 

[uphillstruggler]

Agreed. And why are so many bikes black/grey

its always black or grey with you

strangely I have just been perusing the Genesis site and like the cream equilibrium but preferred the red. I think the steel bikes look a little more retro due to the tubes not being aero/oversized and so makes for a more classic look.

I have the burnt copper equilibrium for the record!

 

[User33236]

Mrs SG is quite particular about the looks of her bike too. After much searching she went for a Lapierre.

They do a lady specific range http://www.lapierre-bikes.co.uk/lady/road-lady

 

[vickster]

Yep. I can't abide black/grey bikes or black/grey cars...BORING!!!!

 

[screenman]

Just eww.

Not everybodies taste I am sure, but that is one of many things that makes us all different, not wrong just different.

 

[screenman]

Black cars are OK if you have a person to clean them for you each time you drive it.

 

[screenman]

You could always buy the bike you like then have it painted the way you like, that would give you more choices. I must admit over the years I have had many frames made by hand only to get fed up with my chosen colours not long after.

 

[sazzaa]

Not everybodies taste I am sure, but that is one of many things that makes us all different, not wrong just different.

Thanks for that Captain Obvious....

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Can you show us a good example of what you see as a pretty bike - or the nearest thing? 'Tis a matter of taste, after all.

 

[Saluki]

Yep. I can't abide black/grey bikes or black/grey cars...BORING!!!!

I wholeheartedly agree. Sadly my car is silver (it was in my budget and I needed one now but its a nice car) and my Defy is black with blue bits and looks quite nice. I'd not buy another black bike or a silver car though.

 

[Saluki]

Have a look at the Gallery on the WM site, some of the bikes are quite nice. The homepage is a bit in your face but the bikes in the gallery - some of them - look quite nice.

 

[sazzaa]

Can you show us a good example of what you see as a pretty bike - or the nearest thing? 'Tis a matter of taste, after all.

Named two in my first post!