This one has been a long time coming.
My incredibly talented partner @thrimbychardo painstakingly hand-painted native wildlife from our neighborhood onto my carbon-repaired Æthos which I hydro-dipped.
This project is something representative of myself, my brand, and our relationship. It is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. The completion was in conjunction with the official launch of my carbon repair/paint business @baskbikes and years of buildup on the back end.
Thank you to the many people who support me, @austintricyclist helping me grow my passion and my skills, @julianpabloff dedicating his time to help me with his camera and editing skills, and of course @thrimbychardo for inspiring me / helping me bring this special project to life.
@specializedaustin FACT 10R frame, @premier.cycling for full @enve finishing kit, and @shimano group, hand built by yours truly.
Life of Paul
My customer wanted to commemorate the places he lives, people he loves, and adventures on his bike through hand painted artwork.
@pickled_art_shop did an amazing job on the art and poured her soul into every single detail. It was a massive amount of work and there won't be another like it ;).
📸@julianpabloff
Merry Christmas y'all! Enjoy these close ups as a present, the photographer is out of town so I took these with my phone.
I can't complain about the 80° weather in December, it's helping get some frames sprayed!
Some of the paint jobs I never posted. Mostly because I never got photos that I liked. Most of them for friends or friends of friends over the last couple years. The process of being self taught has been quite the journey.
@starlingcycles Murmur
In Miami night life x Cuban link pearl paints from @tropicalglitz
Dowsed in holographic sparkle this thing really POPS!
Full build eventually
🎥👑@julianpabloff
LOOK 585 simplified
6.5kg/14.4lb
Campy Record 10sp
LOOK bar/stem/pedals
@lightbicycle wheels
Ciamillo brakes
Recon Ti cassette
Bjorn post and saddle
Gp5k tires with pirelli tpu tubes
Small parts from Omni and jagwire
@ridelightweight skewers
Clear coat restoration turned into a complete refinish and simplification for the paint on this frameset. Customer provided parts, I was just a ferry for this project.
Banger shots from 🎥👑@julianpabloff as usual.
#lookbikes #lookcycle #lookbikeclub #custombike #roadbike
Hoping this one turns heads at the races!
This Trek Madone SL7 has seen more hours racing than myself and one of the biggest projects I've done so far. I've spent dozens of hours handling this frame after it was t-boned by another cyclist last September and cracked badly at the headtube and seat tube. We repaired it then and came back this year to make it a whole new bike with no signs of its mangled history.
Designed with @thrimbychardo and 📸 by @julianpabloff , 2 of my favorite people.
@trekbikes@drivewayseries
#carbonrepair #custom #custombike #custompaint
Cervelo S5 Dura Ace Di2
Red, white, and blue custom paint with the customers initials, American flags, and @baskbikes hidden behind the fork bayonet all in paint, no stickers.
Designed with @thrimbychardo and the customer
📸 As usual by @julianpabloff@cervelo@shimanoroad@zippspeed
#custom #custombike
