bar tape, hood colour combo opinion

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toastie
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by toastie

Well i know these sort of choices are personal taste but i can't make my mind up on which bar tape/hood colour combo i like best and its the last thing i need to do before i can start my build thread!
so here goes in no particular order, I've got 4 choices which one do you like the best?

number 1

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number 2

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number 3

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number 4

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by LittleSprinter

Camo tape with black hoods
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by tmr5555

The above

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Looks good half camo and half black . I would go with that.
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by AJS914

I like both black/black and black/camo. White hoods are a negative under any circumstance IMO.


toastie
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by toastie

cl9k24la wrote:need to work on your tape wrapping skills first....



lol its just bodged on to see what it will look like thats not how it will be wrapped!! :D

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by Rascal

#1 gets my vote...
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Sjoerd
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by Sjoerd

Black on black does it for me!

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by danbjpa

+1 black/black


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by BikeAnon

Since you can't keep your white hoods clean (who can?!), this rules out the proper answer which would be white hoods and blue tape (not one of your listed choices).

Of your choices, the camo with black, until that gets too dirty. Then use up your black.

That will give you enough time to source blue tape. ;)

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by Team Murray

#1 gets my vote. Keeping white hoods white is a losing battle.

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by sweetjohnny

Ummm... none of the above. Rule #1: Match bar tape to saddle color.

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by toastie

@bikeanon I cannot stand blue it is my least favourite colour, when I originally bought the frame from dodgy pictures it looks black white and grey, I was devastated when it arrived with blue on it.

The white hoods came that colour! I've bought a couple of used group sets and am using the best bits from both to build the bike up so I'm not guilty for getting them in that state ( although I would be had I ridden it for more than an hour! )

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toastie
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by toastie

@sweetjohny
I've just been looking at the pictures of the 2009 Saxo tour bikes and they do indeed have white tape same as the saddle

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