Is this silver, black or brown
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Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made with the same tooling as the early 90's ones. Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made... » Read More Older ones were painted black I have a few different ranges of the black ones. The older ones have thicker webbing. The recent ones are chrome plated and have thinner webs than than the previous generation ones. The previous generation black ones have the same web and support thicknesses are the ones they made in the early 90's. The early 90's cassettes were nickel plated and had red "HG-50" stickers on the largest cogs. They also were held together with small long bolts instead of riveted together like the black ones or current generation ones. The black ones were likely made with the same tooling as the early 90's ones. « Show Less
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Silver. I thought it would be black because of the picture, but mine showed up silver.
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Asked the same question directly to Larry's Bicycles and got this reply: "It"ll be silver thats the only color that model comes in. Not sure why amazon has black/bronze there." So... Silver.
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It is black as stated by IIIMik3, but with any color, after a lot of use the cogs will turn black with oil and gunk anyway.
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It's a very rich, dark bronze/brown. You could get by with either black or brown accessories with a nice match. We love the quality and color!
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It is a dark bronze (brown color) It is really nice. I just had it delivered (not black)
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It is black. It is kind of in between. It is not real dull, but not overly shiny either. I guess if you were to lean toward something, I would lean a little more toward shiny. It actual is a very nice piece.
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Hi Nancy it is a dark brown with tones of gold in it. I love it it is definitely very pretty and sturdy. I hope I helped you :)
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It's a black, or more of a dark dark brown. The sides can be assembled with the darker color out and a tan color on the inside, or the other way around.
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The color is a very dark copper brown but unless you are right in front of it, it looks black. It is a very nice piece.
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It is a very, very dark brown to the point it almost looks black. Hope that helps!
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The one I received was a beautiful dark brown color ! I enjoy mine its very sturdy
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My husband said it's black... but he's a man. It's definitely brown, or a very poor imitation of a "bronze". I wanted black so I'm a little bummed :( Can't beat the price, though.
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I would consider it a bronze. Mine was very dark almost dark brown in color. Looks good though.
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It is a very dark brown. It is not black, but very dark for a brown. Hope that helps..
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It's a dark brown. I've had it for about 8-9 months and the color is the same, it has not discoloured.
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It is black, just not shiny...a muted black. There are no brown tones to the ones we have purchased.
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It looks brown. It is a fairly thin plastic, but has held up well and we left it out through our harsh winter.
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It is dark brown with flecks of yellow - gold. For the price - looks good and is very sturdy- but if looking specifically for bronze- this isn 't it!
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Dan, it's really sort of a brown/bronze. Or bown with a bronze glaze, lovely color....It's very nice. I purchased two of them for the outside of my home and they are perfect. I would buy them again if I needed more. Good size light and easy to install. Hope this helps.