Are looks important?

[Hyslop]

Spec and looks are important,very much so.However,as an example of how awful a bike can look and still be a good bike,one of my bikes is a Defy Comp.White essentially,with "Composite"plastered all along the top tube.It is an awful mess,to my eyes,looks as if its scheme were thought up by a 4 year old on a wet day indoors.Giant seem particularly skilled at ghastly looking bikes(paint job I'm thinking of) and,despite the good quality specs generally,I always feel a bit sold short on the looks front.

 

[danbhardy]

Saying that, I do like Mango bikes, and they colours.

I did like their colours, however after buying a bike from them I wouldn't touch them again, absolutely appalling build quality.

I do however love the green and black of my Merlin Cycles cycle cross bike! I wanted a road bike but loved the colours so bought this instead!

 

[Salad Dodger]

I can't afford to be choosy. If I were to buy another bike, which I certainly don't plan to, I would go for function over appearance. So I would buy a baby-sick coloured bike with the right fit and components, in preference to a slightly wrong sized or poorly spec'd bike with a gorgeous paint job the same price.

 

[Mrs M]

I initially discounted my Felt road bike on looks alone (chrome girly mobile)
Set out to buy a Cannondale but all sold out so took the Felt on a test ride to humour the LBS.
Just "Felt" right so bought it there and then, 2011 model, still love it
Before and after pics

 

[byegad]

I'm sure 'making it look pretty' was low on RJ Mitchell's list when he designed the Spitfire. Handsome is as handsome does in my book.

 

[betty swollocks]

I'm bored. Not wanting to go do dishes so thought I would ask a fun question I have been thinking about. How important are the looks of a bike to you?

Very.
I've just had a custom-made bike built and am having to wait weeks to get it and ride it, because it's been sent to a specialist frame painter, so I can have realised, the custom paintjob of my design.
It's an agonising wait, but it'll be worth it!

 

[GuyBoden]

If it was all about looks, IMO, we'd still be riding the classic thin tubed steel bikes, like this:

Kellogg's Tour of Britain 1987

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3pnhB5bBEQ

 

[betty swollocks]

If it was all about looks, IMO, we'd still be riding the classic thin tubed steel bikes, like this:

No we wouldn't, unless we were extremely tall

 

[GuyBoden]

No we wouldn't, unless we were extremely tall

IMO, if it was all about looks, even less tall riders, would still be riding the classic thin tubed steel bikes, like this:

 

[SpokeyDokey]

IMO, if it was all about looks, even less tall riders, would still be riding the classic thin tubed steel bikes, like this:

No way - looks awful.

 

[GuyBoden]

The most important thing is getting out for a regular rides on what ever bike you have.

 

[lutonloony]

Fortunately looks aren't that important, or I would never have found anybody to marry me

 

[brucers]

Bit of both with me. I have 2 bikes, one a modern expensive sportif in boring black with splashes of red and white. My other is a 90's Raleigh in a lovely aquamarine blue colour, appropriately called Dune Dancer. It was a mountain bike but I've changed it a bit to be sort of cruiser..ish. Most telling is that if I had to save one it would be the Raleigh!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

If looks are important to you.......don't look in here......

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/162655/?offset=15050#comment13120275

 

[eggman]

LOOK's are very important.