Inspired by one of the all time great @ornotbike jerseys, Evan’s 6 Ti pops with purple, baby blue, and yellow hits - all over a brushed Titanium canvas. Evan was feeling extra ambitious, so he asked us to tie the whole room together a set of Rodeo 3.0X wheels laced to custom coated @dtswiss 240 hubs.

Y’all know the rule: Titanium should never be painted, or not.

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When our lead painter slows down long enough to paint and build his own Flaanimal 6 Ti, you might think he’d cut loose and throw everything he has at it. If you’ve seen the range of layouts and designs that Brad has brought to life in recent years, you know the sky is the limit. But instead of going wild on this bike, Brad dialed it back with something more classy, understated, and long lasting. Step one was to reinterpret not just the Flaanimal logo, but to also design and lay out other custom iconography representing different aspects of his life. Coffee? Yes. Click beetle? Yes. Mysterious feminine hand holding a glowing heart with some sort of fire thing happening on top? Yes, that too.

Next up, the type treatment. Angular, graphic, and very pink.

All this over brushed Ti, with absolutely pops. Brad went for a titanium stem and seatpost, a hand polished Rodeo Quite Nice Headset, and a custom Blade Runner inspired topcap.

Some paint designs and builds shut loudly. Others are quietly confident. Brads is… exactly Brad’s.

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Northern Lights is the most ephemeral color that we use at Rodeo. It has blue-green darker tones combined with tan colored highlights. It’s a nightmare to to photograph and capture, but in real life the effect is sublime, and worth the effort.

Judy’s design didn’t stop with the color. She added a few more personalized design touches which recall her background in mid century design, as well as themes from life at large in the form of icons and the verse on the seat tube.

Love is the power.

Happy New Bike Day, Judy!

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There are two tricks to it: making it look beautiful, and making it look easy. Patrik’s TD4 pulls double duty, thanks to a heaping of trust, a solid design team, and an insane amount of love from Brad.

Happy New Bike Day, Patrik! We can’t wait to see the build and hear about the first rides. 💙🩷🤍

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Black coat, gold hat
But I don’t worry ‘cause my tire’s fat
Black rims, bars wrapped
Lookin’ sharp, lookin’ for grav
They come runnin’ just as fast as they can
‘Cause every rider’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed Flaan

Happy New Bike Day, Donald

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