Handlebar tape color choice
10-21-20, 09:13 PM
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10-22-20, 01:35 PM
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Go with white tape. There's already plenty of yellow on the bike, and the are some white accents, so white tape will help balance it. Or black tape is always acceptable. I think yellow will be too loud.
And yes, that Celeste tape is hideous. It might well be the worst color you could put on the bike.
And yes, that Celeste tape is hideous. It might well be the worst color you could put on the bike.
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10-22-20, 02:07 PM
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Celeste on a Pinarello! 
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10-22-20, 02:18 PM
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That's a good reason to use a contrasting saddle and bar tape - it's tough to get a good match, and if you don't, it can be jarring.
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10-23-20, 08:30 AM
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While I believe everyone should choose a color scheme that makes them happy and ignore all the haters, I'm really having a hard time understanding the light blue tape on a red and yellow bike. Not to be offensive, but is there any chance the owner is color blind? What might appear beautiful to a color blind person won't look so hot to the rest of the world. 
The following web site has a pretty nifty tool for finding what should be complimentary colors (i.e., colors that most people will see as pleasing):
https://www.canva.com/colors/color-wheel/
Since the frame is red and yellow, it looks like orange would be the only other color that would work if one uses the "analogous" combination.
The following web site has a pretty nifty tool for finding what should be complimentary colors (i.e., colors that most people will see as pleasing):
https://www.canva.com/colors/color-wheel/
Since the frame is red and yellow, it looks like orange would be the only other color that would work if one uses the "analogous" combination.
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10-23-20, 11:21 AM
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A bright yellow to match the graphics would be my first choice.
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10-23-20, 11:55 AM
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Is that an F10 with 105? Gotta be a Chinarello...
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10-23-20, 03:13 PM
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10-23-20, 07:51 PM
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Chinarello for sure. 
FWIW, I once had a red vintage Cannondale ST. I used a color wheel to find a complementary light green Neubaums cloth bar tape. It looked pretty good, IMO. It was a real bike though, so maybe not relevant to this thread....
FWIW, I once had a red vintage Cannondale ST. I used a color wheel to find a complementary light green Neubaums cloth bar tape. It looked pretty good, IMO. It was a real bike though, so maybe not relevant to this thread....
10-25-20, 12:52 PM
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It's been a few years since we had a Chinarello pop up on BF, I didn't realize they were still a thing. Seems the generic carbon bikes have become so popular most folks have given up bothering to pass them off as something else. 
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