>>1538959>What happened to modern paint designs>why are 90% of bikes on the market all black on black>black paint, black tape, black logo?Bike biz runs in phases of color/no color in about 7 year periods. Pic related - 2008-ish specialized sx trail - just before the biz went bananas over pearl white.
That and the fact that men make majority of bike purchases and are more bothered by brand and quality then looks. Sometimes skirting on having no taste whatsoever. Black always looks well. See /fa/ for reference.