Hypno Toad

This thread got me worried: does my bottle rack coozie need to match my pogies? Am I doing it wrong??

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Wittyname

You get a pass, because ice beard

fastk9dad

Camelbaks that match the bike.

Pompiere

I was on a ride once where they did this and my friend had a clear bottle that he topped off at each stop. By the third stop, it was a pretty disgusting shade of brown.

indyfabz

Boy! That's a tough one. Let me think about it.

OldTryGuy

Dork of all dorks here......I slip the insulated bottles into insulated socks colored to match my kit. Keeps the drink colder much longer on those 95F days. Shoes and socks also match kit.

Wittyname

Camelbak bottles or Camelbak backpack? I assume bottles, since you used the plural, but I suppose it's possible to have multiple backpacks, kind like the baby slings you see crazy people wearing at the zoo or the mall

Dan333SP

You can fit a sock-covered bottle into your cages? Would enjoy seeing a photo of this setup.

Seattle Forrest

Cageless. Because I can't get a matching cage.

bikejrff

uh, yeah. I even match my fitbit wristband to my bike. Celeste when riding my Bianchis.

kc0bbq

So much heresy in this thread.

kbarch

Yes, it's shocking how many people would match bottles to bike.

However, upon further consideration, it would seem appropriate to match the tires (black) or color of the bar tape or saddle ( i.e. other soft bits) if they contrast with the frame, but matching plastic bottles to frame color otherwise is just obscene.

HTupolev

Since you brought up tire/tape/saddle matching, here's my track bike:



It never carries any bottles, though.

GeneO 

I think gum walls would be a little over the top.

HTupolev

Given the black rims and distribution of color on the saddle, a closer match might be tires that are fully tan including the tread. But that would require using a low-quality tread compound, a situation which obviously must be avoided at all costs.

Also, any tan on the tires might clash with the silver bits in the drivetrain... I think the component color variation creates just enough disunity that such a blunt attempt to unify the bike with the tires would look a little odd.

dirtydozen

My bike is white and some blue + black.

I usually have all black bibs + us postal jersey

I used bottles that I got spectating the TdF or other races, but with time the moisture was too much, so I bought two random transparent/gray bottles.

I like to have 1 bottle of grenadine so the light red through the transparent bottle doesn't match at all my bike but i don't really care

I used to have a white/blue giro helmet too but now I had a black and red one from my brother.


Anyway, if you want to be pro they should match your kit and your bike since both should already be matched if you are considering matching things.

I gotta admit a perfectly matched bike (tires, frame, fork, saddle, handlebars, even components) and kit, shoes, bottles and bottle cages looks really nasty.

sinjun

My bottles are just clear plastic.