Is this too much?
I’m a bit worried. Not because I think pink on bikes is a bad thing but because even I have to admit I may have gone too far. What does everyone else think of these pink Azonic handlebars that I’ve liberated from Dave’s garage? Bear in mind it only just matches the pink seat clamp, bashring and BB that’s already on the bike!
I was round at Dave’s last week, liberally coating his refuge in latex (as you do) when I spied these bars clashing horribly with his Project Bumblebee which he’s been working on recently – as an aside, hopefully you can expect photos of what has turned out to be a surprisingly nice looking bike soon.
But back to the bars. It turns out Dave inherited them off Thomas when his Orange UFO died all those years ago. They’re very wide (700mm) so were well ahead of their time if you believe Singletrack magazine and not really suitable for his missus, so I thought I’d give them a go on my pink bike project. They’re not oversized either so I was wondering if they might be flexy but not a bit of it. Well, to be honest with the ‘supple’ front end on my Inbred/Marz Marathon set up I’d be hard pushed to notice really.
In use, not only have they been immediately commented on but I’ve quite enjoyed them so far. OK, so Ladies Legs on Christmas Pud will need a bit of sizing up beforehand and I’ve found myself to be very twitchy when there’s trees close to the trail side but on the whole they’ve been more comfortable than my old Easton EA50s and just as effective.
And they’re PINK for gawdsakes!! What’s not to like!!
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June 4, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Andy C says:
You are determined to make pink the new black, just as white was the new black last year. Go for it, the only time to take it off is when (a) you get bored with pink, or (b) the very friendly rider in the tight leather shorts and matching cap starts to show an unususal interest in your bike and your welfare
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June 5, 2009 at 11:00 am
tony says:
Can you have too much pink?
Go on Matt
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June 5, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Andy C says:
I bet the friendly rider in the tight leather shorts I referred to earlier would be very interested in the hot pink rims (I can’t believe I just said that)
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June 5, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Matt says:
Andy, that blow on the head you suffered last week… are you sure you’ve fully recovered??!
As for pink rims Tony. They have their place but not on a bike!
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June 5, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Dave says:
And anyway the advert clearly states “you have to be good to ride pink rims”
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June 8, 2009 at 10:58 am
Matt says:
Ha HA! Dave, you kill me!!! ;o)
Certainly not a good rider, more an unco-ordinated spider on two wheels but these rims are out anyway… they’re the wrong pink!
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