What's next for colour schemes...?

prb007
prb007 Posts: 703
edited July 2013 in Road general
I think most of us would agree that Black, Red and White has been done to death.
White, whilst pretty, is mostly unwise and a bugger to keep clean.
Matt or gloss black for carbon bikes, is all a bit predictable
Neons are something of an acquired taste.
So what's the 'NEXT BIG THING', when it comes to an ubiquitous colour scheme for road bikes?
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  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Magnolia is the next big trend ...
  • crankycrank
    crankycrank Posts: 1,830
    Orange is the new black.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Pink. Clearly.
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  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    Red, white and black.

    OR

    Dark metallic silver with other accent colours, like MacLaren F1 cars

    OR

    Dark metallic blue like Red Bull F1 cars.
  • Celeste must be due a comeback
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    prb007 wrote:
    White, whilst pretty, is mostly unwise and a bugger to keep clean.

    Actually, white is the easiest colour to keep clean. But it isn't so easy to keep looking clean - two different things! I've owned both black and white bikes and that makes it obvious which is the easiest to keep clean!

    Interesting question though. We'll probably be stuck with red, white and black forever but hopefully matt black will deservedly disappear out of fashion as soon as possible. Dingy, dull, bland and very hard to keep clean - it has nothing going for it at all.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Bare Carbon Fibre
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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    goonz wrote:
    Bare Carbon Fibre

    Bare stainless steel :D
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Invisibility.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Invisibility.

    All about marginal gains....
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  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    I can see a time when buyer choose their own colour schemes rather than just buying stock colours.
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    According to Spesh we will want blue, green, white, red or orange.

    http://www.roadbikeaction.com/Features/ ... aunch.html
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Celeste must be due a comeback

    its never gone out of fashion :D

    Trek are doing a good impersonation of celeste with their current TdF livary.

    must confess my Bianchi is a red one, but its now got celeste finishing kit (saddle bar tape bottles and cages)
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  • chilling
    chilling Posts: 267
    Cables?
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    t4tomo wrote:
    Celeste must be due a comeback

    its never gone out of fashion :D

    Trek are doing a good impersonation of celeste with their current TdF livary.

    must confess my Bianchi is a red one, but its now got celeste finishing kit (saddle bar tape bottles and cages)

    Trek are turquoise .I will not have the brand associated with Celeste. Shame for even suggesting it!!

    I would like to see twin tone pealescent paint on more bikes (if its ever been done before) with different colours depending on the viewing angle.
  • t4tomo wrote:
    Trek are doing a good impersonation of celeste with their current TdF livary.
    That's not "celeste". That's Thundersley Invacar.
    Mangeur
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Whats next for colour schemes?

    MULTICOLOUR!
  • Calpol
    Calpol Posts: 1,039
    Quite liking Chavanel's birthday, red bike
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    rodgers73 wrote:
    I can see a time when buyer choose their own colour schemes rather than just buying stock colours.

    Trek has announced that models starting from the 4-series (used to be 6 series) will be available under their 'Project One' scheme where you can pretty much do exactly that.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    rodgers73 wrote:
    I can see a time when buyer choose their own colour schemes rather than just buying stock colours.

    Trek has announced that models starting from the 4-series (used to be 6 series) will be available under their 'Project One' scheme where you can pretty much do exactly that.

    You can already do that with any Wyndymilla bike ;)
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  • solosuperia
    solosuperia Posts: 333
    Just love this colour scheme.............

    http://www.grupettoitalia.co.uk/

    Quite how you describe it, burgundy/cream?
    Don't know

    The wife wants a Fiat 500...... Me, only if it is in those colours.
  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    I'm glad I've stumbled across this thread, maybe some of you can help me make my mind up. Here's a picture of my bike, I'm thinking of changing the saddle and bar tape to blue :? what are your thoughts? Blue? or stick with current look?

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  • vortice
    vortice Posts: 244
    andy46 wrote:
    I'm glad I've stumbled across this thread, maybe some of you can help me make my mind up. Here's a picture of my bike, I'm thinking of changing the saddle and bar tape to blue :? what are your thoughts? Blue? or stick with current look?

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    Black saddle to match the bar tape. Which saddle is that by the way?
  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    Do you mean the one on the bike?? It's a Specialized Romin 143.

    I've decided against the blue one (which has now been won on eBay)
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    I'm quite partial to this sort of colour scheme (a fairly pricey 2014 Cannondale)

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  • vortice
    vortice Posts: 244
    andy46 wrote:
    Do you mean the one on the bike?? It's a Specialized Romin 143.

    I've decided against the blue one (which has now been won on eBay)

    Ok thanks - I'm still trying to find a comfortable saddle and I like the shape of that one.
  • sev112
    sev112 Posts: 99
    Tartan ...
  • Alitogata
    Alitogata Posts: 148
    Whats next for colour schemes?

    MULTICOLOUR!

    I vote multicolour too. Why having an one color bike after all. The best would be thought,if we could change the color of the frame to match our clothes .. :P :D
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Can i just say one word?

    ACIIID!
  • BillyMansell
    BillyMansell Posts: 817
    Labia pink and starfish brown - ask your paint specialist to mix it for you