Hi all,
Inspired by your bike builds so I thought I'd pop in my own!
But I'm thinking I'll drip feed it

Here is the inspiration for my custom frame:
A painting by Clyfford Still.

...more to come...

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Frame: Steel Caletti: 1.8 kgs
Forks: ENVE 2.0:
Brake levers: SRAM Red Black : L 163g - R 165g
Brake Calipers: TRP SL970 Ltd Edition : F 109g - R 111g
Bars: Deda Trentatique 35: 208g
Stem: Deda Trentatique 35 120mm : 126g
Headset: Chris King: 132g
Seatpost: Syntace P6 Hiflex: 226g
Seatpost Clamp: Thomson: 28g
Saddle: Fizik Kurve Snake: 225g
Wheels: HED Belgium C2 rims, CXRay spokes, Alchemy hubs: F 691g - R 873g
Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo DD Durano: 250g
Tubes: Conti
Skewers: DT Swiss RWS: 51g
Crankset: SRAM Red Black 177.5mm: 667g
Bottom Bracket : SRAM Red Black : 108g
Pedals: Speedplay
Chain: SRAM : 251g
Cassette: SRAM : 246g
FD: SRAM Red Black: 69g
RD: SRAM Red Black: 145g
Bottle Cage: Bianchi Dr. Dobermann Carbon: 30g

Interesting.. is that going to be a Baum?

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I did think about Baum until the expense kicked in.

I ended up going steel via John Caletti in Santa Cruz

Nice! This should be interesting......When are you taking delivery of the frame?

It could look like a dario Pegorreti creation his "Ciavate" paint scheme

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NICE! I LOVE bikes inspired by art/artists/paintings. I remember seeing the la vie claire look mondrian bikes in person and falling in love with cycling at that moment. For the first time, I realized that in cycling, there is an incredibly symbiotic connection between art/style/fashion and sport.

I can't wait to see more!

cheers.

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Two of my favorite things modern art and custom bikes.

look forward to it. don't take to long with this "drip feed"

and "Welcome"

Thanks for the welcome and the comments! I started this build back in July 11 but had been thinking about for way longer. As it would be custom geometry I decided to got to a bike fitter - it was worth the couple of hundred $.


The builder was also kind enough to send over some 'work in progress' photos:

A proper fitting is *always* worth the extra £ / $ - especially if he advises against a massive drop that's not sustainable!

@ Rich-Ti, couldn't think of anything worse! A fitter who suggested such wouldn't be worth the $.

@andyindo, I've taken delivery and it's been built-up. Just need to change the bar tape then I'll provide some pics and a build list with weights

After John welded the frame he sent it over to Mark at Spectrum for the paint. John took these photos and sent them prior to shipping the bike:

Pretty dam nice

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Whoa. The detailed brush strokes are amazing. This is truly one-of-a-kind.

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The brush strokes look really cool in cold steel.

Here is a pre-build photo:

Lookin' good? No.
Lookin' gorgeous? Yes.

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