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We are huge fans of refreshing bikes around here, and this speckled + fade TD2 is looking better than new after having some love bestowed upon it by @drewvk. The base is a top down subtle fade, upon which splatters were hand applied with no small amount of finesse. Graphics are in a dark petrol blue-green and feature unique iconography from lightning bolts to a polar bear, and more.
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Rival AXS and custom coated NexGen Inegra / Carbon wheels add a performance touch, and the custom coated handlebar, stem, and seatpost continue the customization into the cockpit. The Spork 1.2 was upgraded to a 3.1 which adds function and gives the bike more modern lines.
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Awesome work, Drew!
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#traildonkey
#rodeospork
Mar 23
We are huge fans of refreshing bikes around here, and this speckled + fade TD2 is looking better than new after having some love bestowed upon it by @drewvk. The base is a top down subtle fade, upon which splatters were hand applied with no small amount of finesse. Graphics are in a dark petrol blue-green and feature unique iconography from lightning bolts to a polar bear, and more.
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Rival AXS and custom coated NexGen Inegra / Carbon wheels add a performance touch, and the custom coated handlebar, stem, and seatpost continue the customization into the cockpit. The Spork 1.2 was upgraded to a 3.1 which adds function and gives the bike more modern lines.
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Awesome work, Drew!
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#traildonkey
#rodeospork
Apparently “transmission” is a hot new term as of yesterday, so here’s a transmission you don’t see every day: the Rohloff internally geared hub is an extremely robust 14 speed engineering masterpiece that tucks complexity out of sight and out of the elements. Long a favorite of ultra distance tourers and adventurers for its sealed and virtually maintenance free operation. Paired with a Son dynamo hub and a dropper post, we can only guess where this 61cm Flaanimal 5 owner will take it!
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Happy New Bike Day Erinn!
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#flaanimal
#gravelbike
#rohloff
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
Mar 22
Apparently “transmission” is a hot new term as of yesterday, so here’s a transmission you don’t see every day: the Rohloff internally geared hub is an extremely robust 14 speed engineering masterpiece that tucks complexity out of sight and out of the elements. Long a favorite of ultra distance tourers and adventurers for its sealed and virtually maintenance free operation. Paired with a Son dynamo hub and a dropper post, we can only guess where this 61cm Flaanimal 5 owner will take it!
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Happy New Bike Day Erinn!
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#flaanimal
#gravelbike
#rohloff
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
Final post of the Lord Of The Pink Trilogy? Mebbe. We used the switch up couplers to move this build over to flat bar today. Chef Coco said it took two minutes. No muss, no fuss. No re-bleed.
We don’t usually weigh our bikes but this one was feeling pretty 🪶, so on the scale it went. 17.37 lbs for a 58cm. Not bad! If we took out the tire inserts and didn’t use couplers we’d be in the 16s for sure. Weight is NOT the most important thing around these parts; versatility, function, and durability rate higher. But if you can have your light weight cake and eat it too… please pass us another slice!
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#traildonkey
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
Mar 13
Final post of the Lord Of The Pink Trilogy? Mebbe. We used the switch up couplers to move this build over to flat bar today. Chef Coco said it took two minutes. No muss, no fuss. No re-bleed.
We don’t usually weigh our bikes but this one was feeling pretty 🪶, so on the scale it went. 17.37 lbs for a 58cm. Not bad! If we took out the tire inserts and didn’t use couplers we’d be in the 16s for sure. Weight is NOT the most important thing around these parts; versatility, function, and durability rate higher. But if you can have your light weight cake and eat it too… please pass us another slice!
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#traildonkey
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
TD4 can be run as a native singlespeed thanks to its compact and versatile slider system, so we took our intern’s gears away and sent him to @midsouthgravel with a 44x18 and a swift kick in the keester. If his legs don’t fail, this thing should rip! It’s got custom coated @trpcycling Hylex RS hydro brakes, prototype Rodeo 3.0 carbon wheels (which are deeper and wider than our 2.0 rims, and use a spread tow Innegra fiber for impact resistance). Also on board is an @eecycleworks post for comfort, a @wovebike v8 saddle (which offers a wide range of usable positions thanks to its TT roots), an off the back cage which keeps the third bottle cage out of the wind, @absoluteblack.cc oval ring, @ceramicspeed BB, an insanely comfortable @fsa_road cockpit, and all the tool kit stashed neatly out of sight in the integrated downtube storage. Once the race is over the fun doesn’t stop there, we also added hydraulic quick brake disconnects so that we can swap this to flat bar with no rebleeds in less than five minutes. This build also features external / downtube routing instead of integrated so that all you routing curmudgeons can quit shaking your fist at the clouds. TD4 is meant to be built, ridden, raced, or not raced any way you see fit, and the proof is in the details. This is, in our opinion, the most versatile gravel / adventure platform on the market. 🙌
If you see our intern out on the course say hi, he’s got a pocket full of Rodeo Slow Gravel pins to hand out!
#traildonkey
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
#gravelbike
#gravelracing
Mar 11
TD4 can be run as a native singlespeed thanks to its compact and versatile slider system, so we took our intern’s gears away and sent him to @midsouthgravel with a 44x18 and a swift kick in the keester. If his legs don’t fail, this thing should rip! It’s got custom coated @trpcycling Hylex RS hydro brakes, prototype Rodeo 3.0 carbon wheels (which are deeper and wider than our 2.0 rims, and use a spread tow Innegra fiber for impact resistance). Also on board is an @eecycleworks post for comfort, a @wovebike v8 saddle (which offers a wide range of usable positions thanks to its TT roots), an off the back cage which keeps the third bottle cage out of the wind, @absoluteblack.cc oval ring, @ceramicspeed BB, an insanely comfortable @fsa_road cockpit, and all the tool kit stashed neatly out of sight in the integrated downtube storage. Once the race is over the fun doesn’t stop there, we also added hydraulic quick brake disconnects so that we can swap this to flat bar with no rebleeds in less than five minutes. This build also features external / downtube routing instead of integrated so that all you routing curmudgeons can quit shaking your fist at the clouds. TD4 is meant to be built, ridden, raced, or not raced any way you see fit, and the proof is in the details. This is, in our opinion, the most versatile gravel / adventure platform on the market. 🙌
If you see our intern out on the course say hi, he’s got a pocket full of Rodeo Slow Gravel pins to hand out!
#traildonkey
#rodeospork
#rodeowheels
#gravelbike
#gravelracing
Not practical. Not sorry. 🌈
This would cost an absurd amount of money to paint, but using the bike as a canvas to play with is irresistible!
#traildonkey
#rideexplorecreate
#custompaint
Mar 8
Not practical. Not sorry. 🌈
This would cost an absurd amount of money to paint, but using the bike as a canvas to play with is irresistible!
#traildonkey
#rideexplorecreate
#custompaint
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