Bikes with exciting paint jobs?

Or a Scarab.

I just got this one two weeks ago :blush:

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Scott have some interesting colours on their models, particularly the Addict RC and Gravel Ive been looking at

If you’ve got a great pant job, post a photo for inspiration :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Do you know what their bikes are like quality wise?

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Love the patterns instead of just block colours :rocket:

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3T’s bikes come in opinionated colors, too.

ENVE, Look, Mosaic, Time are all offering bright fun colors on their road and gravel bikes.

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Wanted to recommend Scarab Cycles but I see they’ve been mentioned already.

Great paint jobs they do!

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It’s already been mentioned, but Trek offers the Project One customer paint jobs.

And Orbea offers custom paint jobs as well.

What has not been mentioned yet, Factor also offers custom paint on their bikes.

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Orbea offers free custom paint on most of their bikes.

I’m thrilled, beyond thrilled, with my new Terra Race. So much so that I’m about to order a new Orca Aero. Because when an ice cream shop does a great strawberry, you find yourself wondering, “If the strawberry is this good, I wonder how amazing the black raspberry must be?”

Also because there’s a really great purple on the custom colors menu for this year.

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This one still gives me the feels, when I was waaay younger and annoying the neighbours. Loved the eye-searing neon pink. Seen nothing else like it, since…

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A lot of good recommendations here. The only omission I am aware of is Ridley. Like Orbea, they have a custom paint programme which is pretty good.

But, if you go for a custom painter, there is an even higher level of uniqueness, personalisation and sense of ownership? And, they’ll have some brilliant ideas to ehance your thoughts!

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Some Chinese direct to consumer brands have wild paint jobs, nearly all of which won’t be anyone’s cup of tea, but one might

I’ve had my CEXevo for nearly a year now and it’s managed 1/2 a season of CX and half a dozen gravel races with no problems at all.

Customer service was also really good when I was speaking to them about sizing.

Collage decor. A C40 in Mapei, Rabo or Lampre depending on your preference. Not executed to the same standard as some of the full custom work shown, but great nonetheless.

They seem to have a configurator that not only allows customers to customize the color, but also add other options. I really like the idea, in fact, I think that’s how it should be. Things like crank size and such should be custom on all bikes, especially more expensive bikes.

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I’ve heard Specialized don’t do customisation? If true, that’s wild given how much you pay

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My 3T Strada was a Ready-to-Paint frame, but that was due to low availability during Covid. I never thought I’d get a bike with a custom painted frame :slight_smile:

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