Ageing hipster makes new bike.

I came very close to buying a Kinesis thanks to the sensible voices on this very forum. However, this brief foray into sensible was soon forgotten and I quickly paid Rytarkski €500.

As a firm disbeliever of the N+1 rule, I'm going to use it for a bit of this and little of that. Much like the owner I aiming for it to be average. An average racer, climber, tourer, commuter.

I have a few partley formed ideas regarding the paint finish that invole abstract impressionism and prison tattoos but i'll wait till i get the frame to make the final decision.

The Spec so far:
Columbus Future gravel fork
Sram Etap
Easton EC 90 Wheels
Challenge Bianca Strada 36c
Thomson Carbon Road Bar
Enve Stem
Enve Seat post

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nice plan... but since when did etap enve and easton carbon become average ?

Ageing hipster probably means either Senior AD, senior graphics desginer or senior programmer which equals disposable income.

I'm in on this, sounds rad.

I’m trying to avoid the bold assertion of it being the one bike that does it all.

Alas, I have never worked in the creative industries and any disposable income comes from selling other bits and bobs to fund this extravaganza!

Could be a dentist with a mistress though...

The geo for all to see. Make of it what you will.

Wow, that sounds surprisingly dull.

True come to think of it. What's the tubing going to be. Great kit, great builder, subbed.

Columbus HSS Spirit

I think I’ve decided on the colour scheme. Inspired by the work of Leon Berkowitz.

I’m hoping to have the frame, forks and stem painted.

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This is gonna be shit hot!

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Filth

Not much happening at the moment.

Just ordered some -what I consider- cool cranks.

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“Getting Jiggy with it...”

Frame should be finished by the end of the week. It will then be sent to Coles Coatings for finishing.

Hoping it will be ready for the Festive500.

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It should be a nice bike. Festive 500 is around the corner though.

More progress...

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Who’s the frame builder?

off the cool'o'meter with those. Nice bit of fillet on the frame too, this is going to be great!

Love me a gradient too. One of mine cobbled together in photoshop.
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Finally going to take the frame down to Coles tomorrow. There was a brief period before Christmas where I thought Parcel Force had lost it!

I've changed my mind regarding the initial paint scheme. As much as I love a good fade I repeatedly hear people using the term 'Sick Fadezzz.' The thought of someone using that term in reference to my bike sends a chill down my spine.

So this: (It will be a flat-ish pink with everything else being a deep gloss)

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As you can tell by my rudimentary grasp of Illustrator this is not the final design but more of a flavour of what I want. I let coles interpret it how they may.

Looks sick. Enjoyable Redbull / Look scheme