Are they a really bad idea on a do it all every day MTB?
Specifically a white charge spoon saddle, I had a brown one that seemed to stay pretty clean, but do the white ones?
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White saddles and grips.... a joy or a pain?
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do you live in the uk? i think you know the answer!!!!!
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I put some white Peaty grips on my bike for a bit of tongue in cheek bling and their still pretty white to be fair, most crap just washes of them !!!
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Ha ha, you are quite correct of course, I was kinda hoping someone would say the opposite though and that Charge saddles stay persil white...
I know the grips are going to darken up with death grip...
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I had white bar tape on my road bike and that lasted about 1 month in the summer so I can't imagine it working out any better on a mountain bike...
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White saddles and grips.... a joy or a pain?(
depending on which one you sit on it will either be a joy or a pain
my white girps were 'white' up until I went out & rode in the mud
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I wasnt going to be doing the east european women fixie rider thing and sitting on the bars backwards...
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My like new white saddle has been used for 4 rides, it now has brown bits on where the white has worn away
Looks nice but not pratical
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My white grips went muddy brown within 14seconds of use, but my white saddle comes back to white when I wash it.
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White saddles tend to look fine as the leather wipes clean(ish). Mine is probably 3 years old and still looks OK. Grips, on the other hand, look crap after a couple of rides...
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Yeah white saddles are fine, all my saddles are white come to think of it, but white grips are not a good idea if you like things to look 'new'.
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My white bits, so to speak, are fine.
My saddle tends to pick up dye if I ride so far as to the postbox in jeans. But it rubs off straight away with a damp cloth.
Grips are ok too. Though I often ride without gloves in summer and I think bare hands are cleaner.
In summary, it's best not to wear any clothing on your white bits.
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White saddle white grips all the way.
All my bikes have white saddles (SLR is my choice - stupid light + comfy for me), grips or white hadle bar tape on the road + track bikes.
I like to think of them as the "white stilettos" of the bike world. My wife left her handbag in the garage one night - next morning the bikes had formed a circle around it!
Bit of soapy water + a sponge has them looking like new.
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Zangolin,
LMFAO. Tinsy lives in Essex too. The white kit is to go with his leopard-print bib-shorts!
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Its will have to be a charge saddle as it fits in with my budget, I need new grips for the new build anyhow so was contemplating a white saddle n grips, as there really isnt going to much black at all left on this bike, tyres, brakes and bars are black, but thats it...
I know white will look ace, I realize the grips will go off white... oh sod it... white spoon here I come!!!
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I put white bar tape on my road bike last year - never again. Looked crap after a few weeks use. Just goes gray and looks naff.
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Prepare to be DAZzled CG.... (can you see what I did there?)
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I have that bloke in his pyjamas to jet wash the mud off mine. You should get one!
Not sure about grips I think they would get pretty crappy quickly. I would like white rims but have only found one company that make them.
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I have a mainly white snakeskin effect SLR on my Orange, it's awesome
Was even better when it matched my old white frame, but such is life
You could always use some tip-ex if it doesn't stay super white.
Cheers, Rich
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Had mine since April (it's been on 3 different bikes
) and still looks great . . . OK so I know this pic was taken a while ago.Quick wipe down with Swarfega orange after a ride and it looks good again . . . soon ditched the white grips though (easy enough to clean but they soon go yellowish).
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I am sold, but now I cant find a charge spoon, chromo rail in white in stock anywhere!!
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Got White grips and saddle on my singlespeed and never looked
back. Leather cleans off very easily and not too much maintenence. Tend to clean after the ride to avoid stains thoughPosted 2 years ago # -
Thanks turboferret... hows things?
out of stock...
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Always happy to provide useless links
Things good here, although spending 75% of my time in Dubai - if it's under 40 degrees for biking, that's considered pleasant!
Battery holders still selling well, your pattens holding up beautifully
Cheers, Rich
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