Style Gurus Required!

[Booldawg]

I'm building a new bike and can't decide on the colour of the wheels. I can get the same style of wheels either in white or the same anodised blue as the headset.

As a guide the brake calipers and seatpost will be white.

The wheel skewers, seatpost clamp, bottom bracket and disc rotors will be the same blue.

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[Booldawg]

sorry, this link *rolls eyes*

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s121/booldawg/DSCF1026_zps7460d9e4.jpg

[Psybbo]

Blue for me

[pixie373]

Blue. Definitely

[Stephen_G]

Blue works on this one and it's Silver

http://www.spokeapparel.com/wp-content/uploads/spoke_apparel_ellsworth_moment_1.jpg

Blue, bool!

[Tilly2]

I vote for blue too. Will it have a basket on the front? That should be white.

[Booldawg]

lol tilly!

Yes, I do keep leaning to the blue - just hope it wont be too much blue!

[1ndex]

Respray it luminous orange or yellow with chrome spokes and large plastic crystal reflectors fitted into wheels.

Nobody would nik that - lol

[Booldawg]

yes steve - the colours work well on that ride. But its an Ellsworth so you cant go wrong!

[Frank97]

Of the two, I'd go for the blue as well. But given free range I think I'd go for something wacky like orange.


Please bear in mind that apparently I'm hopeless at picking colours.

[Booldawg]

lol frank any input is good input!

I will try and stick to white/blue for the theme. The forks are black as they are CARBON FIBRE (lol, sorry, did I SHOUT that?) The wheel hubs and spokes are usually always black unless you custom build your wheel.

Just realised - both my bikes are designed in Yorkshire!

[Stephen_G]

If it's not too expensive, what about keeping the spokes white and doing the hubs and rims in blue?

BTW, why has it got the inbred graphic on it?

[Tilly2]

I have a Pashley. Mine has a basket

[Booldawg]

yes, I'd like not to have black spokes if the budget allowed. Its an Inbred frame Steve, will be building it as a single-speed. It will be my work commute bike and shorter distance XC.

[Booldawg]

lol Tilly - does a Pashley come any different! nice ride have just googled them!

[Tilly2]

........and a leather saddle..............and a bell.

[Booldawg]

they are the old bike manufacturers in the UK according to their website.

I bet HG Wells rode one when he observed; 'Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race'

[Booldawg]

oldest!

[Tilly2]

There you go then. Tilly to the rescue.

[Tilly2]

I'm sorry, Booldawg. I have killed your thread. I'll shut up now.