Your $.02: What color matches?

[Nooch]

Looking to re-use my early king pink bits on my next bike, and I'm stuck with what's going to work well with them (as far as the frame color is concerned -- cockpit will always be black).



What do you guys think...

edit: pics of what i'm thinking

[joosttx]

Gloss black

[Salty]

Originally Posted by joosttx

gloss black

+1

[weiwentg]

White is a good choice. My Vanilla is white, with baby pink and hot pink ... graphics. Not sure what to describe them as.

Blue or grey are also good choices.

My actual vote was for "hot fricken' pink". Based on my bike, I think the early CK pink and a hotter pink will complement nicely. FYI, my headset is one of the later pinks, and it's more a hot pink. I have a pair of CK classic pink hubs, which are baby pink like the ones you have.

[FlashUNC]

I'd go white. Black is a little too aping 2011 Rapha.

Or Rapha today.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

I'd go white. Black is a little too aping 2011 Rapha.

Or Rapha today.

See it's funny, because that's why black appeals to me. I started riding in 2010 so the early Rapha catalog had a big impact on my aesthetic views as they related to cycling.

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by Nooch

See it's funny, because that's why black appeals to me. I started riding in 2010 so the early Rapha catalog had a big impact on my aesthetic views as they related to cycling.

I would argue CK pink is 2011 too. The modern Pink is the matte punch color. So why not keep it period correct?

[MattTuck]

Those bikes...

Rubbing salt in the wound.

[Jad]

Matte black; I think it will be the ba outlaw to your Pronto Lone Ranger.

[coreydoesntknow]

That matte grey would look nice with the muted pink anodizing of the King bits

[cribbit]

Raw ti is best.

[jamesau]

This colorwheel calculator says yellow is a complementary color:
https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/

(Don't forget your sunglasses!)

[rustychisel]

Originally Posted by jamesau

This colorwheel calculator says yellow is a complementary color:
https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/

(Don't forget your sunglasses!)

For professional graphic artists/desktop publishers* that is a given, but there's yellows and then there's yellows. Regarding the pink: to have 3 mismatched hues within the same spectrum is evil; ergo those hubs are the devils work. Sell.


*disclaimer. I teach graphic design, amongst other things.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by rustychisel

For professional graphic artists/desktop publishers* that is a given, but there's yellows and then there's yellows. Regarding the pink: to have 3 mismatched hues within the same spectrum is evil; ergo those hubs are the devils work. Sell.


*disclaimer. I teach graphic design, amongst other things.

The hubs are actually an accurate match, the picture however does not reflect that

So then — if yellow were complimentary.... like, fluorescent yellow? Lol, just go with a retina searing combo

[cuda]

green grape green