Road Bike Frame Colour Schemes

[Distorted Vision]

I was was wondering how important is the frame colour scheme when purchasing a road bike. Have you ever loved a bike's after riding it but decided not to purchase because of the frame colour?

Which manufacturer produces road bikes with frames that you like the colour schemes the most. For me in general I think it's Giant and I'm usually most disappointed with Specialized.

Please post pics of your favourite road bike frames in terms of colour and asthetics ignoring all technical aspects of the frame and the rest of the bike.

Here are some of mine and they range from cheap to relatively expensive:

 

[rugby bloke]

This is my latest ride - I love the bike but its taking me a long time to like the color scheme:

 

[Distorted Vision]

Why? I actually really like it.

 

[ianrauk]

No colour for me thanks and that's the way I like it.

Though my commuter/tourer is Blue. Because as everyone knows, Blue Is The Colour.

I would never ride or wear anything that is/has red. Red is just meh.

 

[rugby bloke]

You don't see it from this angle but yellow used for the text is also used for the top of the top tube - just not convinced the yellow and blue work together. However, as a bike is for riding and not looking at I'm not too fussed !

 

[derrick]

Not a lover of Giant,

 

[Globalti]

 

[vickster]

Most colours are ok for bikes...except black or battleship grey

My favourite colour in the stable is burnt copper

Ti I like for simplicity and the freedom to add whatever colour via tape, cages, cables

However, the frame shape and design is more important than the colour...it's been a very long time since any carbon framed bike has made me go ooh in whatever colour

 

[rivers]

I'm quite fond of my two...

 

[Cycleops]

Everybody knows the best colour for a bike is blue.

 

[mgs315]

I don’t tend to mind on actual colour, as long as it looks good. If you have multiple bikes then as long as they complement each other then it makes clothing choice easier.

For example my two:





They don’t look too similar here as one is studio and one is outside but the orange blue and black helps to keep down the number of matching clothing required. Yes I’m a tart.

 

[Distorted Vision]

Indeed the first two that I posted are my favourites.

Everybody knows the best colour for a bike is blue.

 

[derrick]

Everybody knows the best colour for a bike is blue.

But we all know the fastest bikes are red and black.

 

[Adam4868]

I purchased my latest bike as I liked the colour scheme.

Looks better in the flesh.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Matt Black /charcoal/gunmetal grey. Raw unidirectional carbon can be very beautiful, like grey/black matt marble.