Should I go to white bar tape?
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I'd go with gray or brown since that's what the white will look like after a few rides.
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You noticed the hydrant. You get extra points. Now, if you can explain to me what idiot engineer would design a sidewalk with a hydrant in the middle you'll score even more points. About noticing things, did you notice the big brown dog? A hint, he's in picture #2.
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Ask and ye shall receive....
It's sort of a special edition Brooks, in white (you have to click on the little white thumbnail pic):
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...&PartnerID=635
Even if the OP doesn't go for a white Brooks, I think white bar tape should definitely be accompanied by a white saddle.
It's sort of a special edition Brooks, in white (you have to click on the little white thumbnail pic):
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...&PartnerID=635
Even if the OP doesn't go for a white Brooks, I think white bar tape should definitely be accompanied by a white saddle.
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Dual top and bottom:
...obviously blue instead of orange for you
...obviously blue instead of orange for you
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I had white tape and hated it. It will start to turn a nice brown-gray in less than a week if you ride much. I will go ahead and give you a suggestion on how to clean it since if you decide to use it, you will need to clean it about once a week. Buy some lemon furniture polish and a rag. Spray polish on rag and wipe in the direction the tape is wrapped. It helps a lot but will not completely remove all dirt. Be careful next time you go to ride because the bars may be a bit slick for the first little bit, but not enough to be unsafe in my experience if you let the bars dry. In regards to your original question though, I now use dark blue and it doesn't seem so show any dirt.
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That's a nice look. I've been thinking about getting some tressostar and trying a harlequin wrap. Maybe I'll try the top/bottom instead.
Nice bike. Is that about 55cm? Little too big for me. Long seat post, too. I like the orange rims.
When I built the blue Cannondale back in 1997, Mavic had some rims with a blue anodized finish. I think they were
a variation of open pro. For some reason I thought that I had to have the silver CX30s and I'm about as aero as Bill Clinton -- just a tad more than the Goodyear blimp. Thinking over some of the decisions I've made about bikes I'm a little surprised how perceived style sometimes overcomes good utility sense. In the case of the rims, it was a matter of one perceived style over another. These days I'm a CR18 kind of guy. That's sort of a perceived style too, I guess.
Nice bike. Is that about 55cm? Little too big for me. Long seat post, too. I like the orange rims.
When I built the blue Cannondale back in 1997, Mavic had some rims with a blue anodized finish. I think they were
a variation of open pro. For some reason I thought that I had to have the silver CX30s and I'm about as aero as Bill Clinton -- just a tad more than the Goodyear blimp. Thinking over some of the decisions I've made about bikes I'm a little surprised how perceived style sometimes overcomes good utility sense. In the case of the rims, it was a matter of one perceived style over another. These days I'm a CR18 kind of guy. That's sort of a perceived style too, I guess.
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Its a 56cm... good guess.
The rims are Mavic Open Pros, but a limited edition anodized finish. The Gold rims were originally bought for a Trek Y-foil I have, but I"m having it painted as I type into a crazy looking plum/blue/gun metal and the bar tape for that will be harlequin style with a clear poly bar tape so that one can see the Deda bars underneath every other strip.
The rims are Mavic Open Pros, but a limited edition anodized finish. The Gold rims were originally bought for a Trek Y-foil I have, but I"m having it painted as I type into a crazy looking plum/blue/gun metal and the bar tape for that will be harlequin style with a clear poly bar tape so that one can see the Deda bars underneath every other strip.
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I like the Cannondale frames. When I got mine people had warned me that they were stiff and rough and harsh and non-compliant, but that never has been my perception. I've always considered old blue to be a reasonably smooth ride. The frame came without a fork and the fork I put on (and is still there) is some inexpensive carbon fiber thing, so maybe that makes a difference with respect to ride quality. Is the fork on yours carbon or is that aluminum? Looks like carbon, but I can't tell for sure.
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White bar tape? Why not? Go ahead and get crazy.
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white tape (fizik dual blue and white is what I use) and white saddle. they'll match your whitewalls.
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Whitewalls: those are Schwalbe Marathons with a reflective strip. In one picture they really stand out because I used a flash -- they're not quite that bright in person, which seems appropriate for me, somehow.
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sorry man, I wasnt tring to discount your beautiful bike in any way. I still vote for white bars and seat.
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+1 for white bars and white saddle
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i suggest you go for YELLOW bar tape.
If it is good enough for my bike it's good enough for all bikes. Trust me. All bikes look good with a bit of yellow in the mix, especially blue bikes.
If it is good enough for my bike it's good enough for all bikes. Trust me. All bikes look good with a bit of yellow in the mix, especially blue bikes.
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And "idiot engineer" is redundant. (I have a master's in engineering...).
I do like the existing tape, but I say mix it up. Have fun.
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I took no offense at the whitewall remark. They do sort of stand out in that picture and are deserving of comment in a thread like this.
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Wow. Threads on bikeforums are like Toyota Hilux pickups -- they never die. Still have the Cannondale but it hasnt been ridden in quite a while as I now have a whole fleet of steel. Still has the blue and black tape job though it's pretty ratty.
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Decades ago we used white tressostar or tressorex. New tape for every race because Eddy appeared to have that.
but it was inexpensive and we worked for a shop. Off-season, dark.
Oh yeah, one kept a pair of race only gloves, only for races, Styling.
but it was inexpensive and we worked for a shop. Off-season, dark.
Oh yeah, one kept a pair of race only gloves, only for races, Styling.