"Brown" bikes. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Got pics?

[XXtwindad]

This seems to be a pretty below the radar color on the Forum. Is there a reason for that? I like brown bikes. Thinking of redoing a lugged steel frame with RAL 8014 (sepia brown) with white/cream on the lugs and similar paneling.

On the other hand, a good friend and client who's a bigwig in the design world thinks that brown is an abomination on a bike.

Anyone have that RAL (or similar color) on a bike? Or share my buddy's opinion?

[merckx]

A start.

[Louis]

I'd say it depends on the shade, but I can see how a "brown & cream" design would be very nice. Brown and bronze or brown and forest green might also have potential. Again, it depends on the shade.

[jtbadge]

Brown can be rad. Definitely tough to get right, though.

This Hunter was great:


I've been trying to buy this WaltWorks for a minute:



But a lot of production bikes get it wrong. Too dark and it looks like poop. Gloss topcoat usually makes it worse.

[merckx]

A classic.

[Seramount]

have to agree with brown being a poor color for most things that aren't dirt or dead vegetation.

other than one belt and a pair of shoes, I own nothing brown.

for the most part, I'm a black / gray / silver kinda guy.

that said, my bike is metallic gold...go figure.

[pdmtong]

[Blue Jays]

Porsche 911 automobiles used to make a deep chocolate brown look good back in the day.
It is indeed a rather tough color to get "right" without looking like poop. Good luck.

[bicycletricycle]

I have a rust Bruce Gordon that is pretty nice. Brown can be nice.

[donevwil]

Biketrike's Bruce Gordon was my first thought, love it. Which one did you buy ?



Here's my wife's Comare commuter. Not a true brown, more of a plumb'ish brown.

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[colker]

Ibis had a root beer metallic. I believe this one is another brown.

[Clean39T]

Love.

Brown w white. Brown w light blue. Lots of ways to pull it off....

[bicycletricycle]

I got this one
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Originally Posted by donevwil

Biketrike's Bruce Gordon was my first thought, love it. Which one did you buy ?



Here's my wife's Comare commuter. Not a true brown, but a plumb'ish brown.

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[yarbsr02]

I have a poop brown Surly Steamroller from back when they had 1” threaded fork/headset. Might be an example of how to do it wrong, but for the utilitarian bike it is, I like it.

[fignon's barber]

I've seen a few nice brown bikes from Stoemper.