The silver one looks a little disjointed, I’d go black. I think silver components generally look better on lighter-colored frames. And it would need more silver—polished silver wheels from Astral maybe, silver cassette, silver Madrone derailleur.
trust_me_on_that_one on
Team Black
pieisgude on
Silver! You have it covered at the touch points with seatpost, stem, and crank. So it looks purposeful. If you had silver spokes/hub then it would be the obvious choice.
Headhunter156 on
Silver for the old school look
stupid_cat_face on
I don’t know… Is it your first rodeo or your second?
GloriousWaffle on
Definitely silver. Black components are absolutely everywhere, kinda boring honestly
Sasquatch_Squad on
If the frame was only 1 color, definitely silver. As is, definitely black.
Salty-Economy3048 on
If you can’t go all the way with silver then go black, the 50/50 look isn’t that good.
whenveganscheat on
I like gooooolllddd
ohporcupine on
Rodeo baby!!!
ckrugen on
Black looks more integrated and contemporary, but silver looks old school and distinct. Maybe think about how this choice will influence your future accessory/gear/clothing choices?
StrikingAnteater1095 on
Hard to go wrong between these
Most would pick black so silver stands out a bit more
hayduke_11 on
Silver only looks good on bike with one color. I love the silver look, but it just doesn’t look good if there is more than one color on the frame.
jmwing on
Black
nbriles2000 on
With those wheels, black. If rims were silver, I’d say go silver
ChaplainCorey on
Black is retro in 2028. That makes it the responsible choice this year to reduce future envy.
Sintered_Monkey on
I’d go with black. Silver is great, but on this frame, the black looks better.
New_Employer_7679 on
With this crank it’s silver! 😊
Common_North_5267 on
I’d probably get sram
ffffabian on
Definitely silver for the retro look!
CorvusBrachy on
black hands down. the chrome doesnt flow
DuckIntelligent737 on
Top, & swap to black headset spacer, add gold chain (maybe… Maybe keep or switch to black)
Edit: but as it’s not super important, kill your current chain first
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I’d pick black, with black spacers as well.
The top one.
As an aside, are you purchasing a Flaanimal 5.0?
Unpainted crank will be lighter 😉
Silver
The silver one looks a little disjointed, I’d go black. I think silver components generally look better on lighter-colored frames. And it would need more silver—polished silver wheels from Astral maybe, silver cassette, silver Madrone derailleur.
Team Black
Silver! You have it covered at the touch points with seatpost, stem, and crank. So it looks purposeful. If you had silver spokes/hub then it would be the obvious choice.
Silver for the old school look
I don’t know… Is it your first rodeo or your second?
Definitely silver. Black components are absolutely everywhere, kinda boring honestly
If the frame was only 1 color, definitely silver. As is, definitely black.
If you can’t go all the way with silver then go black, the 50/50 look isn’t that good.
I like gooooolllddd
Rodeo baby!!!
Black looks more integrated and contemporary, but silver looks old school and distinct. Maybe think about how this choice will influence your future accessory/gear/clothing choices?
Hard to go wrong between these
Most would pick black so silver stands out a bit more
Silver only looks good on bike with one color. I love the silver look, but it just doesn’t look good if there is more than one color on the frame.
Black
With those wheels, black. If rims were silver, I’d say go silver
Black is retro in 2028. That makes it the responsible choice this year to reduce future envy.
I’d go with black. Silver is great, but on this frame, the black looks better.
With this crank it’s silver! 😊
I’d probably get sram
Definitely silver for the retro look!
black hands down. the chrome doesnt flow
Top, & swap to black headset spacer, add gold chain (maybe… Maybe keep or switch to black)
Edit: but as it’s not super important, kill your current chain first
Black, no question. Looks 1000x better
I went black and haven’t gone back, so…