Wheel rim colour preference... Black or Silver?

[Fab Foodie]

As if it matters, but in the interest of fashion, do peeps here prefer black rims or natural metal/silver colour?
(I assume nobody would want chrome rims anymore)

 

[Gary D]

Personally I prefer black.
But I think it depends on the colour and style of the bike.

Against my carbon frame - definitely black. Especially as everything else on the bike is black - seatpost, stem, bars etc.
However, on a steel framed bike with bare alloy seatpost stem etc. then silver. Particularly if you are going for the more retro look.

Gary.

 

[dan_bo]

Silver. Nice and Neutral.

 

[ianrauk]

on my commuter Kona Dew
Silver - front
Black - back
The front is a replacement after I totalled the original wheel in a crash..
Looks a liitle odd... but I like it

 

[fossyant]

Black here......

 

[4F]

Silver for me

 

[derall]

Never really thought about it before, but glancing around the collection all of mine have black rims, so there must be something subliminal going on there.

Black for me then.

 

[Cubist]

Black.

 

[spandex]

Both for me as Black dose not look good with some colour/stile of frame and vice verser.

 

[HLaB]

I prefer Black too, IMO it goes with other colours better.

 

[Aperitif]

Ambrosio 'self-colour - 'silver'
Swapped those for some Khamsins in black - neat.
Destroyed the rear hub somehow and now I have a mix - black front and silver rear.
But.
In the box are some G-o-l-d Khamsins
The other pair are Fulcrum - red and black with a touch of silver...

 

[Keith Oates]

Black on the MTB's

Silver on the roadies.

Although on the C40 the rims are red and that looks very good and matches in with the rest of the frame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

black, matches the steel bike and (most of) the components on the alu bike.

 

[tyred]

I've never owned a bike with black rims so will go with silver/metal. I still have two bikes with chrome wheels. If nicely polished up, they are a thing of beauty in my eyes. They just teach you to ride with a little anticipation in the rain...

 

[ArDee]

I have silver rims and I think it does help sometimes when riding, although, I'm probably fooling myself, in to believing I can see head lights reflected in them.