What's wrong with purple?

[Kona-Ian]

Didn't realise there was a problem with people not liking anodised purple until doing some digging.

My Kona Hahanna in 1993 when I was 14, well I added lots of purple bits, bike was repainted gold / bronze and the purple went well.

Picked up another Hahanna but a 1995 model and thought purple bits would look good.

 

[jax13]

its your bike to build how you want.

on certain colours, purple ano looks awful - on the right frame it can look good (so long as its not too excessive) but any colour ano can look bad if its against the wrong frame.

there are probably quite a few who don't like my slime green paint & red ano combo on the clockwork but i quite like the whole chicken-pox type look its got so i don't care!

 

[Kona-Ian]

Agree on personal preference Jax, didn't want people thinking the bike looks awful though
Not one for following the crowd normally.
The bike is a bronze colour,

 

[Raging_Bulls]

You really want to know what's wrong with purple? Really? you have to ask?


Ok then ...

It's a marmite colour really. Some like it, some just can't stand it.
Personally, I would never put purple parts on a bike, even though I know it's a 90s colour. My bikes were all dripping in blue ano BITD.

 

[Kona-Ian]

:roll: Prince

Found this old thread http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... sc&start=0

 

[bm0p700f]

Nothing. I like it. I now a trek road bike carbon tubes and a purple rear triangle head tube and forks. I like it alot. Personally that what I sislike about alot of modern bikes is the paint/grpahics. Older bikes used bright and striking colours and somehow to my eyes it works better.

 

[Kona-Ian]

Put up your examples of using purple on your bikes, if you want.

 

[onza100]

I like purple. Buying purple bits for my partners new bike as we speak

 

[Bob]

Put up your examples of using purple on your bikes, if you want.

Okay, i've not shown this bike on here before

 

[Kona-Ian]

Bob that's crazy
How long has it been repainted that colour?
What frame is it based on?