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Old 08-27-2016, 11:18 AM
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Opinion: what kind/color of bar tape for this???

Need an opinion on what kind and color of bar tape for this?
Kind of thinking tan or brown leather.
Just note....it will be this paint scheme on a disc cross bike. So slightly different set up.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:21 AM
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Tan leather sounds good. Can't fail with simple solid black, either.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:26 AM
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Brooks cambium slate
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Black

I don't think you can go wrong with any off them as long as you match the saddle.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:27 AM
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Pink & green Splash.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:29 AM
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I am in for tan or homey color. I recently bought some of the Brooks Microfiber honey on Amazon for 13.?? And its really nice stuff. Like Fizik without the stitching.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:32 AM
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what about this?
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:38 AM
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Tan...definitely.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:43 AM
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white post, white or UJ stem, red saddle, red bar tape.
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:45 AM
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That bike should look right with a lot of different things, but I actually like the basic black.
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Old 08-27-2016, 12:06 PM
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I always like to pull out a secondary color. Red would look great.
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Old 08-27-2016, 12:37 PM
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Blue or white, I'd say on first glance.
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Old 08-27-2016, 12:38 PM
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I always like to pull out a secondary color. Red would look great.
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Old 08-27-2016, 12:51 PM
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I always like to pull out a secondary color. Red would look great.
I say red, also.

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Old 08-27-2016, 01:05 PM
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I also normally try have tape help an accent color instead of the primary frame color, but in this case I would not go for blue or red because of location of the blue and red on the frame. Too close to the tape, the tape blue or red won't match the blue and red on the frame and the difference will be distracting. Therefore, I would avoid the blue or red and allow those colors on the frame to speak for themselves. I would choose either white to allow the frame accents colors to stand or I would go with tan that others are recommending to pull out the logo color.

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Old 08-27-2016, 01:31 PM
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Black bar tape and black saddle. It will make the frame stand out more.
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