alternating spoke colours?

Koiler

right, i know there are a few tarts around...

i cant decide whether to go black or silver spokes for some new wheels, so wondered about alternating the colours

anyone done this and got any pics?

would it look good? or nasty?

(green rims and black hubs if it matters)

submityournentries

black spokes. for some reason i just think silver spokes look silly. and im just as tarty as you, i paid an extra £35 on my wheels for black spokes and gold nipples, and the performance increase (less weight, more strength) was purely coincidental.

thel33ter

Black with one naughty green spoke in there

cooldad

Nasty. Very nasty.

milt

black rims withwhite spokes belta

jairaj

you could maybe get away with alternating black and white but I think it might be a bit too much. But for sure black and silver spokes would look gash!

paulbox

I'd like to see what it looks like before writing it off...

Northwind

I think 1/3rd of the spokes in my traversees are dark grey and the rest are black. TBH it looks bloody silly once you notice it. I got them used and I thought the previous owner must have half-destroyed the wheels

MacAndCheese

I don't know if all the kids are doing it, but a couple of the younger guys from my local group have black or coloured spokes all the way around the wheel, apart from the two spokes either side of the valve - which are white. To be honest I don't get it.

ride_whenever

Having spokes to mark the valve is fairly useful...

Personally I wouldn't advice coloured nipples on a mtb as alloy nipples are generally pants.