I can’t decide between the satin redwood ( red / orange) color or the satin smoke / pearl (dark gray) color. Anyone have either or have seen both side by side? Looking for opinions to help make a decision. I like both, but can’t really see the logo on the gray and I think the logo looks cool.
by Tricky-Ad9061
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It’s so personal but I hate red, so smoke for me. I have the sage green E5 from 2021 and love that colour.
Color is always better except this orange tone. Not really a fan. Otherwise the black (grey/graphite/anthracite?) can be easily accented with stickers, bartape, whatever. I would go for the grey.
I wasn’t a fan of the redwood either but someone sent me some photos of it in person and it looks a lot different / more red than the photos online which I like better.
They’re both decent. I had the satin smoke for a while, it’s nice but boring. Kind of like buying a silver car. Every part or accessory matches it because it’s so neutral, which can be nice.
I just got a diverge comp e5 in the dark navy and it’s too blah for me. I’d absolutely have gone with something more orange if it had been available. My vote would be for the redwood.
With most bikes, it always seems like it’s white, black and a color you’re gonna be iffy about.
Red definitely
I’d go satin redwood, myself. I’ve had enough gray/black bikes over the years.
I was going to say the red, but then I saw the satin smoke, and really liked that. I’d probably go with that – I feel like the more subtle your bike looks the less appealing it might be to a thief. Not sure there’s any truth to that, but who knows? If I had to get the red it wouldn’t be the end of the world!
Not red