Black bar tape is boring, it's like taking the easy way out.
Yup, that is, pretty much true except for the boring part. My opinion, of course but black seems to work well for me. You decide black and it becomes almost invisible, allowing you and others to see the whole bicycle first, then seek out details...
Or flashy, gaudy, or what ever you want to call bright colors drawing attention to themselves and away from the overall image of the complete bicycle...
Please don't get me wrong. I am in favor of bling, now and again, having a great love for chrome lugs, stays and for ends but do you see those first, or at all at first, or are your eyes drawn to the red bar tape..?
