I've done a lot of upgrades and swapped a bunch of parts out since I first got this bike, it definitely rides and looks a lot better now but I'm still not satisfied. Soon I'm planning on getting a black brooks c17, and a new crankset, not sure if I will get silver, black or combo.
Also going to be de-anodizing the seat post to make it silver and maybe stripping the paint off the rack. Lastly I kinda want to add some pink into my build but not sure if that would look wack. What do you guys think I should do to it looks wise, and performance wise?
by Kiran_c-s
15 Comments
SPARKLES!
less is more
the color of the parts is important too
Ditch the bullhorns
Black saddle is a good start. IMO the blue parts are kinda a lot, what I would do is get a black or silver crankset and hopefully it’ll look better.
It’s giving Zach Gallardo’s Level NJS when he first built it.
Bar tape.
Grips, front wheel and cranks have to go. Very rare that coloured wheels or cranks are going to work.
If you pick an accent colour, it has to match, none of the blues do. Either completely different or exactly the same.
I like the black brown and silver combination more than the silver black and blue
I’d get a black or blue saddle, the bike feels very modern but the brow saddle gives a more vintage look Also i love the bullhorns, but the grips make it kinda bulky, i’d get some blue or gray bar tape (BULLHORNS RULE)
https://preview.redd.it/mq2kmshraivf1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae916ee4e636d74814cb57946f178ab7de66927c
I would change the saddle color to a black or even white and switch grips to bartape
Maybe purple pedals and you should decide black or silver imo
I would say on this one less is more, bike looks rad just a bit unrefined at this point.
I would ditch all blues except for the wheel, since you really like it and it is a hassle to change money-wise
All other componentes would be black or silver (grips, crankset and so on)
aaaand i would change just one spacer of your headset for a blue one the same blue tint as the wheel
it would look dope and would kinda justify the blues composition wise
Blue saddle to bring the color all the way around. A gray or black bar tape to pull that in. I think it looks great. The front and back have different personalities, like a centaur.
These cranks are long af 😭😭
The color is unbalanced. All the color is at the front. I’d put like a blue seat cover and black grip tape to even everything out while keeping the blue theme