The thing about Black and Cream, which is true of every handlebar tape color choice on EVERY bike, is covered thoroughly by RULE #80 <http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#80>
Rule #80 says: Always be casually deliberate. No matter what color(s) you choose, if you casually and confidently convey the aura of MEANING to do that, and that you knew exactly what you were doing, you will pull it off. Flat Grey frame--> purple and hot pink harlequin? SURE! <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/14636886439> Matte Sage frame-> lime / grass / orange tri-color? WHATEVER! <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/28214856710> Metallic blue frame--> burnt orange? ABSOLUTELY! <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/23857893585> Patrick Moore is the shining example of casual deliberateness. He strolls through the grocery store aisles walking his bike, something most of us have never done. He pulls it off because he is casually deliberate. If you pick a colorway, any colorway, and deliver it casually and deliberately, it will be fine. It doesn't have to be the same color(s) on each side. There is no 'right', and no wrong. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 9:34:05 AM UTC-8, adam leibow wrote: > > the great thing about black (& cream) is that they are relatively quite > neutral, and give you much more freedom in selecting a color. the only > thing that would look truly bad IMO is brown or yellow cloth tape, but > that's more of a personal qualm & less of a design faux pas. but orange, > cyan, grey, green, eggplant, or any other color would truly POP. I wouldn't > use black though.. . . > > On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 4:15:36 PM UTC-8, Daniel Jackson wrote: >> >> What color bar tape would you use on a lugged black bike with cream head >> tube, silver components and tan sidewall shoes? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
