I'd like to know more about those pretzel bars!
I personally don't like the chrome and black color combo, besides I have a '98 GT Performer that is "blinged out" chrome with blue decals and black accents and I don't want two bikes with the same scheme. I agree that in this case less might just be more but I think I might try to stay completely away from black on this bike. Maybe use white for the major components like tires, seat, cables... and use the light blue and pink for the little things like brake hardware, grips, seat clamp...