white shoes with a black bike?

dubcat
dubcat Posts: 754
edited August 2012 in Road general
Just looking for opinions really :) I have bought a black bike (black frame, bars and seat) which has Celeste accents. I was going to get black shoes but they look so boring. I like the pimpy white ones. Will they look out of place with my black bike though? The shoes are Bontrager RL btw. I know this is a totally superficial subjective tart question - but I have found that since I ordered my road bike I have become a superficial tart :)
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2012 Bianchi Infinito

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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    Yes, white shoes are the only acceptable shoe colour in any circumstances.
  • Wily-Quixote
    Wily-Quixote Posts: 269
    Once you've gone black there's no going back....
    Stick with stealth.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Wily-Quixote wrote:
    Once you've gone black there's no going back....
    Stick with stealth.

    With long white socks?
    More problems but still living....
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Black shoes & black socks should never be worn
  • Gizmodo
    Gizmodo Posts: 1,928
    Why only white or black? Why not

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  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    I have checked with the Velorati rules and can see no clear ruling :( Need more opinions please!
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    I ride white Bontrager RL's with a black bike. Pretty sure it makes me faster :P
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Wear whatever you want. Worrying about how you look on the bike is just daft.

    I’ve got red Sidi’s that I wear with white or black socks and black Sidi’s that I wear with red, white or black socks. Diss me for this and I’ll drop you on the next climb.

    The Velominati website is not THE RULES*.

    *Unless you’re taking a photo of your bike ;-)
  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Greatdivide - red and black is a great combo (see a-team van). Your post is like saying I don't care about brand names. I wear Armani. Wear what you want. You my friend are a natural stylisto!

    Grill - very good to hear. Excellent post.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    My white expensive shoes look scrappy after 2000 dry miles. My black Aldi shoes look almost new after 10000 miles in all weathers.

    White shoes are a bit like white bar tape - an unneccessary complication in life.
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  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Rolf F wrote:
    My white expensive shoes look scrappy after 2000 dry miles. My black Aldi shoes look almost new after 10000 miles in all weathers.

    White shoes are a bit like white bar tape - an unneccessary complication in life.

    Honestly speaking - I didn't think about that. Hmmm. Practicality vs tartiness.. a TOUGH one!
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    When they get super beat and ugly, just use covers!
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  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Grill wrote:
    When they get super beat and ugly, just use covers!

    That would contravene rule 21.
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Not if you wear them out just when cold weather hits...
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  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Grill wrote:
    Not if you wear them out just when cold weather hits...

    I think I just found my new guru...
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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    Dubcat wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    My white expensive shoes look scrappy after 2000 dry miles. My black Aldi shoes look almost new after 10000 miles in all weathers.

    White shoes are a bit like white bar tape - an unneccessary complication in life.

    Honestly speaking - I didn't think about that. Hmmm. Practicality vs tartiness.. a TOUGH one!

    The real answer is to have an old pair of white shoes that you wear when the weather looks a bit dodgy, and a nice pair of white shoes that you wear when there's not even the slightest chance of rain. It takes a while to achieve this level of awesome though, but it sounds like you have potential.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    White shoes all the way, but I want to know why know one has asked 'what the hell sort of colour is celeste ??!?!'
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  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    MattC59 wrote:
    White shoes all the way, but I want to know why know one has asked 'what the hell sort of colour is celeste ??!?!'

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  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Team in breaking news I can report that my bike options have just opened up and I may be looking at a white red and black bike. The shoe matching opportunities are extremely exciting and I don't know if I will be able to sleep tonight. Dramatic stuff.
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  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    How about black AND white S-Works shoes! :P
  • Secteur
    Secteur Posts: 1,971
    +1 for white shoes!

    I wear white Specialized shoes with my black bike. Only problem is that most white shoes have red accents on them, which I hate. I am zebra all the way!
  • Wily-Quixote
    Wily-Quixote Posts: 269
    Why don't you people take up figure skating? You could wear your white shoes and a nice spangly outfit as well?
  • El Zomba
    El Zomba Posts: 164
    You mean to say that you don't have sequined jerseys to match your Lamé bib-shorts? If you're out and about, you might as well Peacock it up a bit.

    As it goes, white shoes are boss. White and red are better, as the red bits make you go faster. Match the kit, but don't try to match the kit to your bike as you'll look like an idiot.
  • dubcat
    dubcat Posts: 754
    Zomba - ahh now THAT is fine advice. I will stop trying to match the kit to my bike. I have seen some lovely white and red shoes which also have black bits in them to give an even bigger speed burst.
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  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    go bare foot.
    Always remember.... Wherever you go, there you are.

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  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    El Zomba wrote:
    you'll look like an idiot.

    The photo on the right looks okay.

    The photo on the left is shocking. It reminds me of a Paris rugby team, Stade Francais, who wear the most vile pink kit on purpose just to get free publicity (the fact i'm writing about them means it worked).

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  • Wheelie Bin
    Wheelie Bin Posts: 162
    Softies, the lot of you... no shoes, no socks and those DMR mtb pedals with the titanium bolts... rubber face mask... oo, er, wrong forum :oops:
    I'm at that difficult age... somewhere between birth and death.
  • blackpoolkev
    blackpoolkev Posts: 474
    White accessories are good for making you visible to other road users.I have a white helmet,gloves and bar tape,also never wear a dull top.
    Minor details but they all add up.
  • teisetrotter
    teisetrotter Posts: 342
    This is a simple choice. What about if you own a Bianchi Veloce of some sort ............ where to go to get a blue that matches. Or do you stick with white. Such dilemma's.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Image is everything darling

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