Show me some classy black bikes

[SamIAm]

I have a Bedford upcoming for NAHBS and have decided to go with black as the main color. In speaking with Kelly, I have tentatively decided to go with a white head tube with red decals, a smallish whte band on the seat tube, again with a red decal and a white band on the downtube with a red decal.

I am also considering some lug outlining, white or red, I think.

Any pictures of black bikes with any or none of the above attributes would be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks.

[palincss]

A few of my favorite black bikes:

Dirk Feeken's Alex Singer:
http://www.ritzelrechner.de/HomepageClassic01/singer/singer_frontrbag.jpg

Dbrk's Rene Herse:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/742808565_b2b94d68fc_o.jpg

Dbrk's Alex Singer:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/742811109_0699b03c41_o.jpg

My Velo Orange:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2668210913_dbbb85654b.jpg

[taz-t]

not quite the same paint scheme, but similar:

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=304775&postcount=1

- taz

[CNY rider]

I can't search for a link now but try to find a pic of Mike Barry's black bike.
I think he rode it at the Ramble.
Very handsome.

[Ahneida Ride]

Oz been talking to Master Kelly ..

Oz thinks he's promulgating a concept similar to Prof. Brooks Masterpiece.

Your bra is in Black leather / dual stitched red cord.
It's being custom hand crafted as we speak. :D

No NAHBS Bedford goes Braless ! :p :banana:

[Smiley]

No NAHBS Bedford goes Braless ! :p :banana:

Really :) I think you have a new slogan here my good friend

[jmeloy]

SamIAm,
Here's my black Kirk received this Fall. She is a joy to ride.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=65514

[Chris]

http://www.rapha.cc/builders

Each builder has a bike pictured there. Takes some clicking...

[Ozz]

I've always liked black paint that had a metallic fleck in it...something that really sparkles in the sunlight.... :beer:

[David Kirk]

I'm partial to straight black and tan. Pearl or metal flake can look good on black but straight clear black always looks the deepest and most rich and wet to me.

dave

[mschol17]

http://www.mariposabicycles.com/images/mtb/DSC00312-640.jpg

[mpetry]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1408/1479915325_f2f3ce0c6c_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/1479914467_191ff616f5_b.jpg

Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA

[93legendti]

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=58886&highlight=cda
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=18336&highlight=cIII
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=23247&highlight=cda

[mschol17]

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=21616&stc=1

[false_Aest]

It might be the only Serotta with black paint and black decals.
....

Proper, with aesthetic simplicity and conceptual complexity.

A true art-kid's bike.

[billrick]

First black Rivendell?

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=199790&postcount=3

[john segal]

That would be mine, now with 20% MORE BLACK!
(It's a Joe Bell repaint. Grant was/still is opposed to black bikes.)

[gemship]

That would be mine, now with 20% MORE BLACK!
(It's a Joe Bell repaint. Grant was/still is opposed to black bikes.)


That's the sharpest Rivendell I have seen based on paint and components. Doesn't look like Grant's sort of bike and if what you say is true of his opposition to black colored Rivendells then it seems to jive with his silly take on how a bike should be.

[jblande]

Have you had a look at the gallery of bikes over at the Parlee website? Lots of black, and lots of nice bikes. Perhaps too much bare carbon for your needs, but, man, many are hot!

[CF4L]

My CX bike:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/4198813464_1aa0383173_b.jpg

[tuscanyswe]

That cx is soooooo very nice. If anything a more slender fork but damn! Lovely.

[TimD]

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[bikemoore]

I pulled this off of a Roadbikereview thread. I think this black bike is perfectly done. Especially for a new build of a classic styled frameset.

[Keith A]

I like the Bottecchia that was posted here recently...

Edit: There's a bunch of pictures of this bike here (http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r256/petitelilpettit/Bottecchia/)

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r256/petitelilpettit/Bottecchia/PB050006.jpg

[that guy]

http://www.rapha.cc/images/_MG_4996.jpg

Any of the Rapha Continental (http://www.rapha.cc/builders) bikes

[DHallerman]

That would be mine, now with 20% MORE BLACK!
(It's a Joe Bell repaint. Grant was/still is opposed to black bikes.)

And what's amazing to me about Joe Bell, is that last year or the year before -- when I was talking with him about a repaint for my Rivendell -- I mentioned to him that a friend had sent him a Riv for a black paint job.

And Joe, off the top of head, said, "Oh yes, John Segal."

And that black repaint had happened about 8 years before!

Dave, who chose sage green for his Riv

[SleepyCyclist]

from RBR's Litespeed/Merlin forum. Simply gorgeous!
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=178771

MM

[RudAwkning]

My only black bike. Using the 50th Anniversary Paramount black which has a subtle flake in it.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=40613

[Keith A]

My only black bike. Using the 50th Anniversary Paramount black which has a subtle flake in it.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=40613That is a beauty!!

[ChuckK]

.....

[spacemen3]

For the well-heeled Swiss watch fan: Hublot BMC All Black :)

http://www.bike-trend.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/hublot-all-black-bike-1-600x600.jpg (http://www.bike-trend.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/hublot-all-black-bike-2.jpg)

[Keith A]

And something from Italy...

http://www.colnago.com/contents/collection/eps/mtbk.jpg

[nbrewste]

it gets the job done.

[BumbleBeeDave]

it gets the job done.

How do you like it? I saw it on Spooky's web site and it looks like a pretty good deal.

BBD

[nbrewste]

I couldn't ask for a better $850.00 frame. It's oversized 6061 -- there is really not that much too it! It's stiff, light, and (somewhat) comfortable. The whole buying experience and requisite image is definitely a bit 'indie' (in a good way).

There are some issues with the finish and design -- the BB may not be perfectly 68mm wide (an issue with the Ultra-Torque) and the dropouts are somewhat 'shallow' and narrow making it difficult to quickly seat the Powertap.

I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive winter / training bike. Or to those (like me) without enough dough for that carbon HSG...

[GuyGadois]

made in the good ole USA

http://gallery.me.com/danspeirs/100342/DSC_1496/web.jpg