Originally Posted by
ridelikeaturtle
This was listed on eBay, it was posted on the forum in another thread when someone was asking about options for a small road bike for their wife (or girlfriend) - I think it was posted as a joke, since in the ad it did look like somebody might've been using a dumpster find for an art project! But I just couldn't help myself, it was the right size for my wife (48cm) and after a bit of research things seemed to fit the description. Being in Newcastle PA (45 mins from my mother's house) made delivery quite easy, not to mention fitting in with being a factory custom job, and I brought it back to Dublin when I visited recently.
Before:
After:
Only the seatpost, pedals, bars, frame & fork were unchanged. The rest is Ultegra 6700 and some other tasteful upgrades.
I can confidently say there's not another bike like this in Ireland!
Wow. That is one crazy custom factory paint job. I've never seen that at all. It does scream 80's though doesn't it? Makes me want to put on some Depeche Mode. But strangely, it looks perfectly modern and not at all awkward with the updated parts. I suppose it's because those bikes were ahead of their time. Nice job.
