Not a fan of black bikes in the least bit, but with those wheels it would no doubt be popular in San Francisco.
OUCH !!
Well, he does live in the Portland 'Burbs. If you haven't visited Portland you will NOT understand
SanFran and Seattle takes their cues from Portland, IOW they are simple posers, whereas the Portlandiers actually live it as a matter of day to day life.
Back on topic, Jay, of all the things you have done, that color is just off somehow and I have a hard time seeing a color combo that will work. It just seems almost pastel in nature.