Drew, I am so guilty. I have 4 bike and 1 doesn’t have a theme and it bothers me endlessly.
Rules: If it comes in oil slick, I’m going to get that one. If it is ugly, it must be dead useful to earn its place on the bike. Mostly, I find that today’s parts are coming in lots of color and I can usually find what I’m looking for. And if anyone needs help, let me know. I, like Drew, get myself into trouble with colorways. I wanted to change out parts on my mermaid Platypus but it was dressed in green/gold parts that needed to stay with it. I sold the whole bike and started over. What are you going to do about yours? Leah SW Michigan On Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 9:22:32 PM UTC-5 Steve wrote: > Drew - interesting question; I can't say that I've ever voiced my > aesthetic preferences with bicycle builds. But since you're asking; I > guess I'm pretty eclectic. Anything goes as long as the bike visually hangs > together. Here's my Platypus in its current guise - green, black, polished > aluminum, shades of brown, and a even a little grey. > > [image: DDFE2815-9408-4E7D-B6EE-E8A92C07F2A3_1_201_a.jpeg] > On Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 4:12:25 PM UTC-5 Dan wrote: > >> Great idea for a thread. It's something I think about a lot and can >> agonise over in a low-stakes kind of way. >> >> For me, I think the combination of silver hubs + spokes with black rims >> and black tyres looks fantastic. >> I recently changed the tyres on my Appaloosa to break from this rule. >> I still think it looks good! But I am still getting used to it and if >> these Rene Herse Endurance tyres came out in all black again I would be >> mightily tempted. >> >> After: >> [image: IMG_4507.jpeg] >> >> Before (following my rule): >> [image: R0000420.jpeg] >> On Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 06:31:56 UTC+10:30 Drew Fitchette wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Was thinking about this recently with two bikes I've got as we head into >>> winter/overhaul season. Namely, one of my bikes leans heavily on >>> Brown/green accents with a complimentary frame color while the other leans >>> heavily on Black/orange with complimentary frame color. This has me >>> realizing that on the individual bikes I love the set ups, but swapping >>> parts would throw both colorways out of whack. >>> >>> I know some of us go as deeply as theming our bikes(looking at you >>> Leah), and others spend so much time planning builds that it feels like an >>> artistic or scientific exercise. I think all of which are valid and fun, >>> while knowing some of you build your bikes from a purely utilitarian >>> perspective and that's okay too! >>> >>> *So my question for the wider group is: *what hard and fast rules do >>> you have for components/bits of color when it comes to your bikes? Do you >>> refuse to use components that would otherwise achieve what you need because >>> you find them garish or the finish doesn't meld with your style? >>> >>> I'll start with a rule I have for my bikes: I don't mix black and earth >>> tones when it comes to Saddles/Grips. One of my bikes has a black saddle >>> and black grips, the other has a green b17 saddle and olive grips. Not >>> opposed to grey/white with black, or brown/honey with olive. The only place >>> the twain shall meet is with colors like Pink/Purple/Blue/Yellow/Bright >>> Green... all bets are off there. >>> >>> Let's hear what idiosyncratic or peculiarities you all might have! >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ca8dc59d-cf62-4f44-a8ae-ac9c7cb54716n%40googlegroups.com.
