Time for a new saddle. Please help me choose black or white

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martinSL
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by martinSL

black tape and black saddle
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White/white to me will look very sharp and much better than black.

To the reference that white gets dirty I have been running Fizik bar tape and a white saddle for 7 months now(5k miles) and its still looks really good.

Secret is to not use cork/tacky tape which does attract everything except white.

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I have a white frame and was thinking about the saddle/bar color as well when setting up my bike. This is what I did for my bike. My saddle is white but has some black and my bar is white and black. I actually would prefer all white on the bar but having an all white on my previous is a pain in the a** to clean so I compromised and have the black on top where I am riding most of the time and white on the bottom. Lizard Skins has some dual color bar tape and I got mine from them.

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by Rick

Personally, I avoid black leather saddles. It seem like the black dye gradually leeches out, maybe due to sweat, and all my light-colored cycling clothes end up looking dingy and grayed after being washed together..
Any color of Lorica or the other synthetics is OK. White synthetic is OK.

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cwilli15 wrote:Time for a new saddle. Please help me choose black or white

Based on my bike color. I have black bar tape to go on when the current tape wears out. Saddle will be a Shimano PRO or Bontrager Serrano, both with carbon rails.

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