New bike time :D - What colour bar tape?

JamesFree
JamesFree Posts: 703
edited July 2012 in Commuting chat
Finally got the bike I have fancied for some time now, a nice Giant TCR Advanced 1 have only had a quick ride and it feels lovely and super stiff! Few things to still change/setup want to move the shifters further down the bars and then rotate them up a little, need to chop a little off the steerer and also need to change the tyres to ZX's or R1's.

There is a more pressing matter though, what colour bar tape ? White or red ?

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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Saw that you'd put the PX up for sale and was wondering what was coming next.

    Anyway though, bar tape
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    Looks like you might need a new saddle :D
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  • phy2sll2
    phy2sll2 Posts: 680
    Such a tart!

    White fizik microtex, of course.
  • Keith1983
    Keith1983 Posts: 575
    Got to be red that gets my vote, or black would look quite stealthy.
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    TCR-Advanced-1.jpg

    Here's it with red tape.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Actually, I'd say red. And sort your steerer column out.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    phy2sll2 wrote:
    Such a tart!

    White fizik microtex, of course.

    Lucky I have Fizit Microtex in both red and white here :D

    And yes I'm a tart
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Actually, I'd say red. And sort your steerer column out.

    Yup as mentioned its on the todo list only picked it up this evening, worth giving it a bash myself or worth giving it to a LBS to do ?
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    There are some things you should always give to someone who can be held accountable.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,895
    cyclingprop wrote:
    There are some things you should always give to someone who can be held accountable.
    True, but that only applies to things that are actually hard to do.
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Veronese68 wrote:
    cyclingprop wrote:
    There are some things you should always give to someone who can be held accountable.
    True, but that only applies to things that are actually hard to do.

    Fair, but if it keeps him off his new quick bike for longer...
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    i really like it with the red tape on :)
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  • chilling
    chilling Posts: 267
    Red looks smart.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Red - I see you already have Fizik microtx, but I can really recommend the Selle Italia stuff they have at Planet X for £5.99 - bargain, and looks / feels really nice.
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    JamesFree wrote:
    Lucky I have Fizit Microtex in both red and white here :D

    And yes I'm a tart
    Ah. but do you have a white saddle?

    Seriously though, it looks good in red.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • Yukirin
    Yukirin Posts: 231
    yep, big fan of the red there. Congrats on the new arrival!
  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    +1, red
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  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Just refer to the rules, either mathcing you sadle or the main head tube colour if the front, middle and back are different colours.

    Simple decision, Red (else change your sadle, black or white are the only allowable colours i'm afraid)
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Red, to match your trousers :D
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  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    Definitely red - and, more importantly, congrats on the new bike. A beauty!
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  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    And here it is in red!

    Took it for a nice ride after work today and it feels lovely, its amazing the difference a really stiff bike makes, now to shake this horrible cold so I can get some decent miles in and some races in on it!

    redtcr.jpg
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    JamesFree wrote:
    And here it is in red!

    Took it for a nice ride after work today and it feels lovely, its amazing the difference a really stiff bike makes, now to shake this horrible cold so I can get some decent miles in and some races in on it!

    redtcr.jpg

    I have a hacksaw you can borrow to sort out that steerer column. :evil:
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    cyclingprop wrote:
    JamesFree wrote:
    And here it is in red!

    Took it for a nice ride after work today and it feels lovely, its amazing the difference a really stiff bike makes, now to shake this horrible cold so I can get some decent miles in and some races in on it!

    redtcr.jpg

    I have a hacksaw you can borrow to sort out that steerer column. :evil:

    LBS only said £10 to sort it so will prob get them to do it seeing as I don't actually have a hacksaw (just hacksaw blades it seems for some reason)
  • twist83
    twist83 Posts: 761
    Lovely bike the red tape really sets it off :)

    HOWEVER -10 man points for lack of Hacksaw. Next you will be saying you lack spanners, sockets or a lump hammer. :lol:
  • mattcroad
    mattcroad Posts: 189
    I'd give him +100 man points if he could build a bike without those :lol:
    There is a rule for that
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    So are you bringing it out on the Saturday ride tomorrow morning?
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