Pink with green speckles over brushed Ti. Mmmm. Delicious!
Happy New Bike Day, Evelyn!

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It’s DEALTIME™️ time!
Every Ready To Roll Dealtime build has a story, and this 52cm Flaanimal 5.0, done up in a beautiful two-tone fade is no exception. This frame started life as a completely custom commission, which we completed and were set to deliver when we noticed the most tiny ding in the top tube. So we set this frame aside and painted another brand new frame for the customer. We all agreed that for this frame, the ding was incredibly minor, and difficult to even see, so it wouldn’t not affect the durability or performance of the frame. As soon as we agreed on that, we knew that this was a prime candidate for a Ready To Roll build.

Chef Coco stepped in and decided to whip this beauty into shape as a steel gravel racer. For drivetrain he specced 2x Sram Red AXS. Right of the bat that makes this a go-fast bike. Did we mention that the paint job was inspired by the Williams F1 team? You can probably see where this is going. To continue the build, Ritchey WCS components, Rodeo 2.0 carbon wheels, a Praxis carbon crank, Selle Repente Quasar 2.0 saddle, and Vittoria Terreno Dry tires were decided on. In a final flourish, Coco added Zipp Vuka Alumina Aero Bars with Sram AXS blip shifters on them.

For those days that going fast isn’t on the menu, the aero bars can be easily removed and set aside for future events.

In every way possible, this is a very high end Flaanimal build. Because we built it with in-stock components and with the tiny ding in the frame, it’s thousands off its retail price. The frame is still fully covered by our factory warranty, and we’ll stand behind this build the same as we do every bike we sell.

A 52cm Flaanimal is best suited for a rider 5’4”-5’6”

In stock and ready to ship. Link in bio. Rodeo-labs.com

On the latest episode of The Rodeo Podcast, our host @ljoneswilkins changed things up, and instead of taking with sponsored riders or globe trotting adventurers, he kicked off a series talking to the people that make up the larger Rodeo community. All of us riders have stories about how we came into cycling, where it’s taken us, and in some cases, how we connected with Rodeo. Logan’s first guest is @conor.on.the.go , who hails from the east coast of the USA when not flying all around it as a private pilot. We really enjoyed hearing about how Conor first got hooked on cycling, how that evolved, and how he saw a friend riding a slightly weird bike on road, gravel, and cyclocross, which caused him to take a closer look at Rodeo.

The Rodeo Podcast can be found on all major platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

If you’d like to nominate a Rodeo rider for profiling, including yourself, shoot us a note via DM or email and let us know a little bit about their story!

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It’s been a few years since we’ve offered a Rodeo hat, but not for lack of trying. We didn’t want to do another same-same hat this time around, so we attempted to do something fresh with not one but two other hat makers before arriving at the third, who finally succeeded at bringing this Gold Rush cap to life.

The Gold Rush cap is true to it’s name by way of a gold foil logo treatment on the front panel, which throws back to our 1.0 and 4.0 Rodeo kits from six and ten years ago. Instead of ink or embroidery, the foil catches light that much better, and the graphics pop from the hat with a bit more zest.

We didn’t stop the design on the front panel. On the two side panels we created a slanted dot pattern that evokes the front, and we laser cut the pattern into the hat, creating not just a pattern, but also some additional venting, just in case you happen to be a hot head.

The Gold Rush hat has an adjustable strap on the back, and fits a wide range of head sizes, including large heads with plenty of hair.

Also, this is Adam our painter’s first Rodeo modeling gig, and if he weren’t doing amazing work on the bikes, he could totally be a hat model.

Shipping now. Link in bio or find it at rodeo-labs.com

Nick knows that winter is coming, and it’s about to get dark. They might be why Nick specced a @supernova__design dynamo powered headlight, hand laced to our 3.0X rims. Nick also knows that winter riding is pretty tough on frames and paint, which might be why he asked for @ridewrap_road full coverage frame and fork protection. When you have a bike as beautiful as this Flaanimal painted to order with our Pine Cone colorway, it’s good to do what you can to keep it looking beautiful.

Happy #newbikeday, Nick!

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