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What is the hive mind's view on using modern black componentry on retro frame.
Black components only add to the neo-retro idea for me, because most (older) components used to be silver. Along with full carbon wheels to finish off the black theme.
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It looks fine to me, I think the key is to get a colourful frameset and then have everything else black.
There's a fine example from Cycling Tips' review of Campagnolo Potenza:
https://cdn-cyclingtips.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Squadra_build-27.jpg -
From bike p0rn...
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I think it's rad. My Donohue:
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@ianjchip
Hi,
What is the hive mind's view on using modern black componentry on retro frame. Personally, divided on the issue although having said that, the above example is very interesting.