[blammo585]

This is a little bit of a rant, but what has happened to white components in MTB? A few years ago I was looking at white hydraulic brakes and white forks. Over the last couple weeks I've done a search for white rims and white handlebars. I can't find anything. It's not even so much that I want them, but seems odd. I've found a white Suntour fork that may or may not be fakes. I came across some Sun rims that were white but apparently are an old model because I can't find anything other than the web page I happened to stumble upon. I did find another obscure rim on eBay. Fox has an orange fork for goodness sake, but not white? I saw a white Truvativ stem. I don't know if I came across any others. Point is, the pickens seem to be slim.

 

[Jayem]

They got stained with dirt

 

[spaightlabs]

It was making people think it was ok to wear white sunglasses.

It isn’t.

 

[Shark]

So 15 years ago.



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[Squirrel in the Spokes]

Cancel culture

 

[OneTrustMan]

That's just my opinion, but.

White parts, especially white forks and rims do look so out of place and don't do well with other colors.
So I'm glad those days are gone.

 

[Cleared2land]

Is this thread politically correct?

 

[mtnbkrmike]

Is this thread politically correct?

I’m surprised it hasn’t got binned.

 

[OldSchoolMBer]

White was way over used
-Oil Slick

 

[dysfunction]

It was making people think it was ok to wear white sunglasses.

It isn’t.

Not even after labor day?

I never understood white grips, or bar tape. Might as well just get multi-beige

 

[Shark]

Yeah I wanted to make a joke about it, but thought nope, will probably get some invisible points handed out so.....
Carry on ..

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[brex17]

All that white paint is in low supply due to the current white house fad. Some of them would be decent looking if they were a different color, so many hideous white houses these days.

 

[epittman]

Should be lotsa grey paint available now that the grey house phase has passed.

 

[Danimal]

Brought my white glasses on my ride today with this thread in mind.

To round out the whole old school theme, this bike has a Lizard Skins chainstay wrap and a 71 degree HTA

 

[cmg]

and a 71 degree HTA
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how do you ride that without always crashing?

(sarcasm)

 

[Danimal]

I can crash any bike - steep or slack. It’s one of my powers.

 

[milehi]

So 15 years ago.



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1988. Suntour had a special edition XC 9100 front and rear derailleur and shifters that were white on the GT Avalanche. The bike came with a GT crank with a white spider.

 

[Jayem]

One of my buddies has a white fatbike. I'm a bit jealous.

 

[bikernoah]

White is IN! My Trek 8000 is almost all white and I love it

 

[C Smasher]

My 2021 white specialized enduro would look much better with a white fox 38 and black fox branding