Sweet builds with unconventional colour schemes

A recent thread I started on here had my posting the below Stooge build

Anyone want to donate some pics of other beautiful builds they’ve seen with unusual colour schemes?

The blue/purple cranks on this are a very strange choice in theory, but to my eye look fabulous

Nothing to add in terms of photo’s, but I am thinking of getting a frame refinished, so hopefully some inspiration here. That mustard colour is a good start, thanks!

I find a good barometer of whether or not a colour scheme would work is to ask yourself ‘Is this a colour scheme that I would see on a Hope Fans Facebook group?’
If yes, pick another.

Is this a colour scheme that I would see on a Hope Fans Facebook group?

I own the antithesis of this.

I give you 1970’s British Leyland beige.

I find a good barometer of whether or not a colour scheme would work is to ask yourself ‘Is this a colour scheme that I would see on a Hope Fans Facebook group?’

Yea I think I know what you have in mind and I wouldn’t consider that kind of thing unusual

Here’s another I saw recently — certainly not my favorite, but rather pretty and impressive to produce a build almost devoid of black (I can spot only the jockey wheels!)

I’d wanted a Curtis forever then a chance of an exd demo came up at unbeatable price and it happened to be in the best colour combo ever !

Never mind the colours, that hardtail has the tyres the wrong way around

That reminds me a bit of an old bontrager.

I couldn’t live with the tan saddle though

I couldn’t live with the tan saddle though

Huh? Green frame:tan saddle. It’s the rules!

Huh? Green frame:tan saddle. It’s the rules!

Yet no tanwalls?

Who was the person on here who had a really bright pink hardtails with accessories of every colour? It was like a harlequin in luminous colours…

And of course…

Dear God, unconventional certainly, but not really what I had in mind

Amazing they built a bike that leaves Maxxis logos looking subtle

A completely unintentional Alpinestars homage? Pink stem has been swapped out for a colour matched green one sadly…

@13thfloormonk that definitely counts. Weird, but it somehow works

Huh? Green frame:tan saddle. It’s the rules!

Oh it works, alongside the kashima bits and the headset. I just don’t like tan. I’d be willing to run tanwall tyres in exchange

A nice departure from Rocky’s current vomit colour schemes.

I had a carbon frame painted to look like battered metal? I really like it. Others not so much.

I love that mustard colour on the Stooge…and the battered metal look.

Who was the person on here who had a really bright pink hardtails with accessories of every colour? It was like a harlequin in luminous colours…

BigDummy, maybe? I miss his posts; that guy was hilarious.

Who was the person on here who had a really bright pink hardtails with accessories of every colour? It was like a harlequin in luminous colours…

@colournoise I think, somewhat fittingly.

And of course…

Brilliant. I love that!

I like the blue purple flip paint on mine : )

It’s only tape and accessories matched to the tyres, but I love the way my gravel bike looks, and it gets a lot of favourable comments out and about.

Going waaaaaaaaay back in time, a bike that sticks in my mind from on here was gingerflash/mrsflash did a Santa Cruz hardtail with colour matched powder coated rims and frame, maybe cables and grips too. I think it was a baby blue and just looked the business.

I give you 1970’s British Leyland beige.

And yet one of the nicer looking Orange FS i’ve seen.

Mmm, nice.

These may provide inspiration: