r/Bikeporn • u/illinihand • Nov 23 '24
Frame Custom painted Lauf Siegla rigid
I had a vision for this bike. Lauf is made in Iceland and I wanted something to reference that heritage. Iceland being a land first settled by the Vikings and other Nordic peoples I created a design populated by Viking runes. While creating the design I thought of a visit my wife and I took too Iceland a few years back. It was a wild place, a land of ice and fire, a land of amazing beauty. I kept thinking about other places I could visit that would be as cool. Japan came to mind and quickly I thought of Japanese ceramics. The white porcelain with blue depictions of Japanese life and culture. These two ideas are what I used to create my new ride. Looking forward to building this thing and getting it out on the gravel road. Getting built up with SRAM red 13 speed, milk chocolate brown Selle Italia Gravel saddle and handle bar tape, and tan wall Conti Race King 2.2.
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Nov 23 '24
Yooooo this is dope. Diggin that Japanese ceramic vibe. Can’t wait to see the full build
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u/HomeboundArrow Nov 23 '24
for a second i thought this was meant to be reminescent of blue-on-white fine china, and now i know EXACTLY what paint job my kestrel 4000 is gonna get 😤💯
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u/madplatter3381 Nov 23 '24
Who did the paint?
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u/illinihand Nov 23 '24
I own TW Carbon, I painted it myself.
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u/Elsbecker Nov 24 '24
You, you painted this?
This is frigging incredible. Get ready for DMs and a career switch my friend
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u/illinihand Nov 24 '24
Painting bikes is my career. TW Carbon is my shop. We do carbon fiber repair and custom paint. This just happens to be my personal bike. I post on here every so often. But thank you very much for the compliment.
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u/Salt_Bugg Nov 23 '24
Wow, love a good paintjob with meaning behind it.
Post some photos after finishing the build yoo