Long Forgotten Bike Color or B&W?

[rokclmb]

I'm torn between the color and B&W version of this picture. Please let me know which you prefer.
Also if there is any way that I could improve the picture itself I'd like to know that also. This bike is a little way up the road from where I live and I pass it often. If I need to, I can to and try to reshoot.


Long Forgotten Bike B&W by rokclmb, on Flickr


Long Forgotten Bike Color by rokclmb, on Flickr

Thank you for your time.
rokclmb

color
To me, the bike almost disappears in the b&w image.
I'm typically a sucker for b&w, but in this case I'm going with color.

[k3vin]

Colour.
I like that the bike diappears in the BW, but the colour one gives more detail with the Autumnal colours

[rokclmb]

Thanks,
I was hopeing the B&W would be better than it ended up, but I'm leaning more toward the color one also.

[theotherhans]

Definitly the color one.
in the BW one you cannot see well how rusted the bike is.

[melinda.larson]

I'm with the crowd on this one. I definitely like the color one better. Those autumn colors are beautiful. I feel like the bike gets lost in the black and white. Since you mentioned you are able to re-shoot this scene, I think it the bike might stand out a little more if you pulled back a little and included more of the front tire.