Road/gravel - does this tape/frame colour look ..wrong?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

The tape had been sat in a shed, new and unused for 5yrs+ so today I fitted it in place of the black bartape.

Does it look wrong? With time it'll darken..

I think it makes the bike look 90s.

[RC1807]

It's wrong

[ukbabz]

It's your bike, if you like it ride it!

but it's not a combo I'd go for.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I love it, but then I did chose a purple framed bike..

[stargazer30]

Be careful,Planet X will steal it from you

Reminds me of their creme egg free ranger.

[WPA]

Looks wrong

[Portofino]

I quite like it in an 80’s Mr Motivator/Scooby Doo way.

[bobbo89]

I don't hate it but it doesn't look 'right', it clashes which can work sometimes but I'm not sure it does, would need to see it IRL

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Maybe this would work better

Or

[bobbo89]

The green is a gamble, green and purple you risk it looking like The Hulk (Good/Bad you decide).

The brown will def work.

[neilr]

Depends what you mean by does it look alright. If you like it then that's all that matters surely?

However it looks ok as red is a compliment of purple (as is blue for obvious reasons) , ie it doesn't clash.

Yellow is the opposite of purple so that would work too, but it depends on the shade of purple whether you go toward orange or green with the yellow. (not always easy to tell on a web pic due to different screens displaying colours differently).

Personally i think it looks good. All this black saddle so black bar tape drivel winds me up a bit (says the man with black saddles and black bar tape on all but one of his bikes )

[vexed]

If you like it, keep it and enjoy it! Clashes to my eyes though. The brown would look good.

[dudleybloke]

Wear red and it will match.

[OutInTheShed]

you could try white, to match the lettering?

[Piginapoke]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

The tape had been sat in a shed, new and unused for 5yrs+ so today I fitted it in place of the black bartape.

Does it look wrong? With time it'll darken..

I think it makes the bike look 90s.

It’s wrong. Change to black or white bar tape.

[Stereolab]

I like it OP

Does anyone know if it is possible to get different colour hood covers?

I'd like mine to be grey rather than black

[Regbuser]

Different colour tape and saddle ok in my book

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Was thinking about a brooks saddle

[Smitters]

Stereolab said:

I like it OP

Does anyone know if it is possible to get different colour hood covers?

I'd like mine to be grey rather than black

If Sram, yes. They do white ones, which if mine are anything to go by, will go grey quite quickly.

[Scoobyshue]

I like it. I think a bike looks good if there is a bit of a clash. Doesn't mater what colour MTB I have....it always has yellow grips. Dunno why. Just my thing.