Opinion on Italia & Corazzo 5.0 Color Combo w/new helmet

ryder1 · Post by **ryder1** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:07 pm

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The Orange combo probably registers a 10 on the MSF Visibility campaign for this year.

Care to share your preference on the combos

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:29 pm

The cream color combo of jacket and scoot works well. I like some oranges and greens together, but that combo is too harsh.

I'm not big on helmets with graphics, but the one on the right looks kind of cool (not too obnoxious/crotch rockety) and goes well with the jacket.

I like matching, but not things that match too well. Those guys who have helmets riding suits that perfectly match their bikes? Ew. Those couples who ride in matching outfits that match their gigantic touring bike? Double ew. (Sorry if those fit anyone here—just my personal taste!) These colors compliment each other well.

lazygregg · Post by **lazygregg** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:30 pm

I like them both.

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:35 pm

Cream combo for me, but the graphics on the helmet are almost too busy. Still, better than the orange.

bfreed · Post by **bfreed** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:53 pm

Diddo on the cream jacket. Red stripe matches some of the small accents on the buddy. Helmet's too busy for me too, but I have really plain taste.

hcstrider · Post by **hcstrider** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:47 pm

I like the orange but I have been told on many occasions that I am color blind and I have no sense of style.

schlagle · Post by **schlagle** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:08 pm

Corazzo's new inventory of the women's 5.0 jacket is a slightly different color than the website pics and old inventory. It's less of the safety orange and has more red in it. Not sure about the men's.

My wife and I personally liked the old color better. They might have the old color in the other sizes but I know they don't in medium. We had to wait for the backorder before she got hers.

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:18 pm

I like the orange compbo (I have a halloween Blur, so there you go). I just don't like it with the Itala green.

BadBrains · Post by **BadBrains** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:42 pm

I think I might be the only one that is 100% for the orange and green combo.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:06 pm

Cream.

$0.02

sargelee71 · Post by **sargelee71** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:51 am

Orange all the way!!

But then again, I LOVE orange AND I have an Italia. I've got the orange Z1R Jimmy Retro helmet in the orange. I'm also considering a jacket and the two I'm looking at are WAY out of my price range.

runtotorun121 · Post by **runtotorun121** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:00 am

I have to admit I LOVE the cream jacket and am hoping it finds its way to my home, but I am in agreement with the orange votes here. I think the orange and green combo is hot!

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:31 am

My thought on the orange set: with the helmet, it's too much orange. Maybe a white helmet?

maribell · Post by **maribell** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:43 am

cream jacket, orange helmet.

MarsR · Post by **MarsR** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:46 am

Orange jacket, white helmet!

runtotorun121 · Post by **runtotorun121** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:51 am

I am pulling for the orange/orange combo with maybe some white reflective tape on the helmet, and actually, if someone is really artistic I think it would be cool to have stripes running front to back on the helmet that give a nod to the white and silver stripes on the jacket. Maybe a wide white stripe with a thin silver stripe parallel. . .?

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:35 am

I kinda like the swirly graphics on the helmet, although it may be my ADD kicking in...

OOOO LOOK!!! Something shiny!

MAJensen · Post by **MAJensen** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:06 am

runtotorun121 wrote:I am pulling for the orange/orange combo with maybe some white reflective tape on the helmet, and actually, if someone is really artistic I think it would be cool to have stripes running front to back on the helmet that give a nod to the white and silver stripes on the jacket. Maybe a wide white stripe with a thin silver stripe parallel. . .?

Thats just what I was thinking. Good thing you thought of it too. Saved me some typing. I do like the cream with the graphics though.

Penguinboy · Post by **Penguinboy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:11 pm

Ryder- I like the cream colored jacket! My wife just bought one to go with her Pamplona- code named- Pimplona! She now has the cream jacket and a white helmet for visibility.

I thought I saw a post of you a week or so ago, on a pink Buddy?

Eddy Merckx · Post by **Eddy Merckx** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:00 pm

Cream jacket, would look very slick, the helmet could be an accent color kinda like shoes can be the accent color... JMO

Post by **polianarchy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:48 pm

Cream jacket, red helmet.

ryder1 · Post by **ryder1** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:58 pm

Penguinboy wrote:Ryder- I thought I saw a post of you a week or so ago, on a pink Buddy?

I do have a Pink Buddy, this combo is for someone else.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:31 pm

polianarchy wrote:Cream jacket, red helmet.

+1

Hit it that time.

Christy · Post by **Christy** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:10 pm

ditto polianarchy: cream jacket and red helmet.

bfreed · Post by **bfreed** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:34 pm

yup. cream jacket, red helmet.
also like the reflective strip idea - silver on the red helmet could work too.