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    Any advice to make the bike look less “dull”?

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    3. goose5450 on

      I wouldn’t say it’s dull, but understated. I have a similarly colored bike and got colored valve caps, tan side walls, and my pedals are a two tone metal finish (arc light pedals).

    5. EastCoast_Cyclist on

      It would have helped if you parked the bike in the sunlight and took the picture there…. that is, unless you wanted extra dullness to be added to it. 🙂

      Personally, I like the color and the accent color, especially if it were in the sunlight. But then again, most people would probably call me dull.

    7. digitalbladesreddit on

      Change color of little cheap parts. I did my Black and white bike with blue where I could. You can change bar tape the color you like.

      Or just say fed and repaint it with spray cans 🙂

      Wellcome to man’s fashion, do you like the black one or the white one? Oh oh how about the black and white one….

    8. RobM419 on

      White bottles, maybe white bartape (which get kinda dirty quick, you gotta clean it often). Tan wall tires, like Vittoria Corsa Pros or GP5000 in tan.

    9. robaroo on

      STREAMERS!!! Also an upper deck baseball card stuck in the spokes with a clothespin to make it sound more like a motorcycle.

    10. dirthurts on

      Swap the pedals, bottles, seat bag and bar tape for a different color. Orange would look sharp. Orange valve covers for extra credit.

    11. FBI-agent-69-nice on

      skinwall tires. The dark red/brown Continental GP5000s would look awesome on this.

    13. yoloyeet420 on

      I would add some tan bits. Bar tape, valve caps, etc. Tan would bring out the green nicely.

    16. theservman on

      Accessories in bold colours. Bar tape, bottle cages, bottles… Cages and bottles contrasting.

    18. Wondering_Animal on

      Some fun bar tape goes a long way. Feels great to do your own install also!

    19. Thick_Carry7206 on

      the bike looks fine. you just need a spot with better lighting and to crank up saturation and contrast a bit before posting. all those fancy bikes you see online don’t really look like that IRL.

    20. grantrules on

      Just get a really loud cycling kit and pedal really fast 

      Colored bottle cages or even just bottles. You could get disc rotors with anodized carriers. Bartape.

    28. Solid_Intention4439 on

      My up votes went to the tan sidewall comments, especially the more bronze/whiskey colored ones, and not the crutch pad beige — that’s all you need. black tape and saddle is the right way to go

    30. ChanFry on

      Mine’s basically that color, but the logo is the same color, so it looks even more dull than yours. 🥺

      (My saddle bag and top tube bag are reflective though, so that helps.)

    32. Open_Detective34 on

      White wall tyres, anodised chain, many colours available, same with bar tape, bottle cage, bottles and even anodised discs – plenty of options to put some sensible mods at low cost

    41. reditcyclist on

      Dude you bought this colour scheme – it’s not going to drastically change with the odd seat/bartape switch out.

    43. International_Way_16 on

      I think it looks pretty sweet. I’ll take it off your hands if you’re bored of it.

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