Should bar tape and saddle colour match?

[hopless500]

White tape doesn't turn grey if you buy the right stuff. I have deda leather effect bar tape on my horizon and it's still white 8 months and 4000kms after I put it on, just like the saddle.

The black just didn't look right: -

To be fair, that does look better in white.
Anyhow, I didn't put the white tape and saddle on, they were on it when I bought it. The saddle is leather and just looks creased and grubby. Gawd knows what the tape was made of

 

[VamP]

I've never seen white bar tape. I've seen bar tape that used to white ...

Fizik Microtex - that's the stuff you want to try...

 

[gaz]

black tape and black saddles.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Saddle and bar tape must match as any fule kno. The trick, for the Brooks rider, is to keep them matched. Brooks tape fades badly in sunlight.

 

[MisterStan]

Brooks tape fades badly in sunlight.

Little danger of that occurring this summer.

 

[bobcat]

Who cares about velomanti? rules or anyone else's, if it bugs up the brother in law it works! Ride what YOU like.

 

[fossyant]

Black tape, black saddles here too.

Gave up on colours. White saddles look a mess after a while, same with tape.

 

[hobbitonabike]

Your Sister's husband or your Wife's brother?
Who is the most likely to leave you a fortune in their will?

Its my husbands sisters husband lol...not likely me to leave me anything and I do love to torment him mwahahahahaaaaa

 

[Accy cyclist]

White tape looks nice when clean. I've found that undiluted washing up liquid and a light abrasive pad keeps it whiter for longer!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Bar tape should never ever be white.

Agreed. For some reason, the bar tape on the road bike I bought in November is white, plus the material is a soft, velvety texture guaranteed to pick up dirt, if I even look at it. Suffice to say it's grey now, and will be replaced once it starts looking really disgusting.

 

[tiswas-steve]

Fizik microtape for me as well, white of course. I've had mine for over a year and its still looking good. Saddle and tape MUST match, it's da rules.

 

[cd365]

My new bike came with a white saddle and bar tape, after the first trip out the bar tape looked grubby, once it looks really bad I will replace it with black tape.

 

[Globalti]

When I picked up my new Spesh I asked the shop staff to change the tape and saddle from white to black before I even took it out of the shop, which they did, happily.

 

[Saluki]

Blue bar tape and black saddle. The bar tape matches the blue decals that Giant saw fit to put on the bike. I like it.

 

[Hip Priest]

Black, black, black.