I've just bought a black frame and debating whether to stick with all black for cables, seat post collar, bars etc or whether to do some subtle colour coding.
Give me some inspiration 🙂
I'll post up some pics later - off for a ride now. Mine is the dreaded black n gold but very subtle(ish).
My hybrid is matt black with black parts, apart from orange Superstar pedals and lime green cables. Inspired by the orange and lime tic tacs. 🙂
Black (and silver) with some red
[url=
[/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/rPEWDH ]DSC_0094[/url]" title="FLIC.KR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
FLIC.KR "https://flic.kr/p/rPEWDH][img] [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/rPEWDH ]DSC_0094[/url]"by [url=
Cadden[/url], on Flickr
Black and lime
[url= https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8623128816_42fd104bf8_b.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8623128816_42fd104bf8_b.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/e8ZMLL ]IMAG0408[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
teasel - MemberI'll post up some pics later - off for a ride now. Mine is the dreaded black n gold but very subtle(ish).
Subtle?!? 😯
😛
This is how my Curtis SuperX used to look
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"
DAMIANHARRISCYCLES.CO.UK Commuter/CX bike
[img]
Post winter will replace jockey wheels (have blue ones to go on), cassette, chain, chainrings (for black ones) and will replace chainring bolts with blue ones as well. No more plans for blueness after that
"Dark side" is good, its a road frame I'm building up
My hornet had orange wheels so the grips matched those, then I got the black wheels so the cranks looked stupid so now have purple ones. Grips will be replaced with black or purple when they need replacing.
[img] 
?oh=036cd0d07655cc9573a92c7c57534df6&oe=56AF073B&__gda__=1455721103_28e6ea408c093d34ffc94f7c686671e9[/img]
Mush better. - EDIT - those pedals have been replaced with new black nanos. No reflectors!
[img]
SCONTENT.XX.FBCDN.NET One of ours, S Works Stumpjumper
[img]
Doesn't look like this anymore, the red cable outers are a thing of the past, and the chainsets's now an XT 2x10 so the bash has gone too. The cable outers weren't to everyone's taste, but one STWer recognised the bike from its pictures during the Holme Valley Challenge, so it wasn't in vain....
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"[img][URL=
[/IMG][/URL][/img]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL][/img]"With a tinge of white 😐
My lad built one up black and a few gold sprinkles
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"[img] 
?oh=a92e281a93bb7c934f2dfb4d6c991a4c&oe=56B3DD40[/img]
Custom wheel graphics, will fit the fork ones when I can be ar$ed
Road again but...
[img]
Black and lots of different reds... (red rotor bolts aren't visible 😉 )
[img]
Hmmmm... green bits not showing up too well - just imagine the bits more green!
[img]
EP1.PINKBIKE.ORG [img]
EP1.PINKBIKE.ORG 
DL.DROPBOXUSERCONTENT.COM Ignore the cabling and matress...
[img][URL=
[/IMG][/URL][/img]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL][/img]"[img][URL=
[/IMG][/URL][/img]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL][/img]"Coloured cables look utterly rubbish on any bike (though Nobby may just get away with it as they are mostly inside the frame - lovely looking bike that).
I don't have a decent photo! This is the best I can do..
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"Red floating rotors and red lockon clamps, red cage holder bolts, red valve cap, white hubs. I don't think anything else is coloured.
Black and purple
[url=
https://flic.kr/p/smLQBP ]A" rel="nofollow" >A">
NOMAD[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7699/17094587718_398d90e740_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7699/17094587718_398d90e740_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/s3Aen1 ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7678/17280558192_96acf003c5_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7678/17280558192_96acf003c5_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/sk2nUu ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8770/17074765797_3699315e18_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8770/17074765797_3699315e18_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/s1QCZK ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
[url= https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8763/17281845861_4ea2147274_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8763/17281845861_4ea2147274_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/sk8YFF ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
Another black and gold one, here...
[img]
[url=
to the full size image[/url]
^ That Nomad is lovely, I wouldn't want to ride it, as I wouldn't want it to get dirty, it would just be hung on the wall gathering dust! Looks awesome.
One of mine is also "the dreaded black n gold"
[img]
LH3.GOOGLEUSERCONTENT.COM My old Slackline.
[img] 
[/img]
[img] 
[/img]
Thanks Milkie.
It doesn't look like that any more after the frame was changed under warranty and I bought new forks and 11speed XTR.
[url=
[/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/Avj1Hr ]Untitled[/url]" title="FLIC.KR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
FLIC.KR "https://flic.kr/p/Avj1Hr][img] [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/Avj1Hr ]Untitled[/url]"by [url=
on Flickr
[url= https://farm1.staticflickr.com/746/22026687433_6da7095c59_k.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm1.staticflickr.com/746/22026687433_6da7095c59_k.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/zyqwLZ ]Untitled[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysredmini/ ]andysredmini[/url], on Flickr
Keeping with the few Cotic above.....
[img]
[img] 
?oh=0144f4766b96a8a74f5db2ef0e326aa9&oe=56B53632[/img]
[img][URL=
[/IMG][/URL][/img]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL][/img]"Brown and green ano only on my ex Covert.
Another Cotic. Never understood why they didn't call it 'black' though...
[img]
i've got a Union Jack-ish red, white and blue thing going on with mine...
[img]
I919.PHOTOBUCKET.COM i may stick these tyres back on at some point...
[img]
I919.PHOTOBUCKET.COM Dark side you say... not much colour coding going on, but I reckon it looks good!
[url=
https://flic.kr/p/sjhJFj ]Bowma" rel="nofollow" >n">
Palace - finished article![/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/theflatboy/ ]Andrew Jeffcoat[/url], on Flickr
Black and red for me - even the brake pads are red SS kevlar jobbies
[img] 
[/img]
[img] 
[/img]
If its a road bike I recommend matching the saddle and bar tape colours, i.e. white saddle, white tape.
Personnally I'm not a fan of colour-matched tyres, had them before but took them off. I'd also keep the cable housing black, but as its a road bike it wouldn't look to garish unless you're running full-length housing - in that case definitely go for black.
Try to match your seat collar with your stem/stem cap/spacers, bottle cages etc. but I think it depends on the style of the frame. if its a nice steel or classic looking frame then a polished seat collar looks reet smart.
Thems just my opinions, I'm sure others will disagree.
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"Orange 5 29 Black/Gold ......
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"I quite like the colour coded cables / hoses and am guilty of it!
Not got any pics of my Rune at work. I thought it looked good - ano black frame, white decals with white saddle, bars, forks and cables / hoses.
I729.PHOTOBUCKET.COM A thread dedicated to the worst looking bikes on the internet
Nobby » Subtle?!?
Well, y'know... as subtle as it can be. Perhaps. But it seems I can't link from Photobucket anymore so you're all spared.
That black and purple Nomad is bloody lovely.
Red bits.
[url=
https://flic.kr/p/AzoZHC ]Untitled[/url" rel="nofollow" >]">
by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/takisawa2/ ]pten2106[/url], on Flickr
My Trance Advanced 650b. I'm tempted to de-sticker the Flows, but haven't got around to it yet.
[IMG]
Ah ha...! (Not seeing it in preview was throwing me for a minute)
[URL=
[/IMG][/URL]" title="Private Group Photo & Video Sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >
[/IMG][/URL]"
