Well we've stroked our chins and looked at nearly 6,000 different bike designs, and in the end it's come down to this. 25 designs that made it through the initial cull, then the subsequent weighing-this-one-against-that-one discussions to finally land on the shortlist as the best* of the bunch.
Some people have clearly missed their vocation, getting quite a few designs into the long list, but we've picked 25 different designers for the final cut. And one of these bikes dun gone get made. We'll be opening voting next week so you can pick your favourites.
In the mean time, have a scroll through them and tell us which one you like best. If you want to take the time to tell us that we're a bunch of colour-blind morons that wouldn't know a beautiful bike from a hole in the ground, that's fine too. In fact, we demand it.
*yes, we know yours was better.
111 thoughts on “Trek Project One competition: the shortlist”
Cue the inevitable; “They
Cue the inevitable; “They can’t be the ‘best’ as mine’s not in the list” complaints from all those who didn’t get it.
I’m first 😀
Was everyone involved
Was everyone involved colourblind? 🙂
Looked through the pics twice
Looked through the pics twice and mine is still not there
:”(
I’m in!!!
So honoured to
I’m in!!! :O :O :O
So honoured to see my Giro d’Italia inspired design in the shortlist (number 21, with the pink handlebar tape and Italian colours).
I like mine best
The “Citrus
I like mine best 🙂
The “Citrus Flames” Madone.
No 10 & No 13 look nice but
No 10 & No 13 look nice but Gareth (No 19) what were you thinking is that day Glo pink? :O
mine is 19, I designed one
mine is 19, I designed one which was a bit less pink but clearly didn’t get through! I’d have to buy a matching Day glo pink Lampre kit if it got made just for a laugh!
Wellll……………
Wellll…………… :O
Bike 11 just oozes
Bike 11 just oozes understated class :O
Alex Gidley your design looks
Alex Gidley your design looks like Christmas :-/
That’s a lot of bikes with
That’s a lot of bikes with flames on them. Too cool.
The 15 year old work
The 15 year old work experience boys have been kept busy for the last few weeks… “Flames. I like flames”.
BITTER.
The 15 year old work
The 15 year old work experience boys have been kept busy for the last few weeks… “Flames. I like flames”.
BITTER.
The 15 year old work
The 15 year old work experience boys have been kept busy for the last few weeks… “Flames. I like flames”.
BITTER.
The bike designed by Jamie
The bike designed by Jamie Watkins, that wouldn’t be the same Jamie Watkins who works for Pro Cycling Magazine would it? Just asking.
paulskinn wrote:The bike
You’re confusing him with the other Jamie Watkins called Jamie Wilkins.
Darn it! Forgot to enter!
Darn it! Forgot to enter!
Surprised that black bikes
Surprised that black bikes have made the shortlist. There were loads of those amongst the entries with usually just different variations in the colouring of the Trek logo. Must have been a mare to judge among while considering other entries from people who actually put some thought into their designs. Ooh, black bike with yellow logo, ooh black bike with silver logo, ooh another black bike with grey logo, etc.
Right, so I noticed that
Right, so I noticed that loads of those on the shortlist have the deeper section wheels with customisable graphics colours. I couldn’t seem to make any bikes fit within the price limit with these wheels. Anyone else find that? Are all the bikes on the shortlist definitely within the budget? 😕 :B
DaveE128 wrote:Right, so I
The Aura 5 wheelset and Shimano 105 did keep it within budget, at least when I entered initially before deciding I’d rather deck the bike out in a scheme and components that wouldn’t force me to stick it on e-bay and buy something I’d actually want to ride. Apparently though, components were not part of the criteria for judging as long as it came in within the £3,200 budget – it was the frame scheme. Looking at the majority of those though, I wish some of the £11,000 designs that had been entered had made the final shortlist, complete with SRM and Aeolus 9 wheels. There was a rather delightful Penny Farthing in there too.
Not sure some of those wheels
Not sure some of those wheels keep you under the £3,500 limit or whatever it was either…..has this been checked by the invigilators. I spent a lot of time spec-ing mine despite people just walloping on Dure-Ace Di2 and deep rimmed mavic wheels…..
Colin Peyresourde wrote:Not
There were a few areas where you could shave off a few quid – like the bars and saddle – to spend more elsewhere. I submitted a spec that even included a garmin. Ho hum. Wish I’d thought of submitting a design in, you know, JUST ONE COLOUR. Grumble.
Hopes crushed and dreams of a
Hopes crushed and dreams of a new career in tatters :”(
+1 #9 for standing out.
Seems I wasn’t the only one
Seems I wasn’t the only one thinking that then!
My designs would have looked so much better with colour-co-ordinated graphics on deep section rims! 😉 hehehe
If I had a gun to my head
If I had a gun to my head then it’d be number 14, but I’m left with the expression “you can’t polish a turd” ringing in my ears, maybe it was the available colour palette?
aww my understated little
aww my understated little purple number made the cut, how cool. Looking at it again, i can honestly say i still love it. Good luck everyone.
christ, some of those are
christ, some of those are absolutely hideous …
# 15 is a near complete copy
# 15 is a near complete copy of my CAAD10. I appreciate the compliment!
i think no 18 is my fav…
i think no 18 is my fav… 😉
gareth mathews 19 or Darren
gareth mathews 19 or Darren Collard 21 (and obviously mine which is mysteriously not there)
richdirector wrote:gareth
If that is pink post and italian bike then yeah those are cool… wait for it… but not as cool as mine were! ~X( Never win owt!
#20 definately the best
#20 definately the best B-)
mine not there – no surprise
mine not there – no surprise though, as the task was rather like putting a pig in lipstick, as i think the gallery confirms….
Flames, really? I dislike all
Flames, really? I dislike all the ones with flames, and the rest have mostly disgusting colour combinations, except for the one (number 16 I think) with the dark blue frameset/logo, and black everything else. That was nice. I think I had designed a very similar one, then thought “eh fuck it” and discarded it.
sulk
sulk
I’m not usually a fan of
I’m not usually a fan of flames but 9 I quite like. Also 12 for some reason which makes me worry about my taste in colours…
You certainly like black + a
You certainly like black + a colour don’t you? Said with no trace of bitterness AT ALL.
Credit to you though for trawling through all those entries. I bet there were a few random rules applied to narrow down the shortlist.
A mixed bag, to say the
A mixed bag, to say the least… :& My shortlist is 17, 18 & 22 (looks like my old Trek 800 MTB from when I were a lad!)
And the winner of the Ghedebrav Seal of Approval is…
18! Working the understated pink, I like it.
<:P
Seconded
Seconded
how do you look, im sure im
how do you look, im sure im going mad!
21 and 26
26 is my favorite
21 and 26
26 is my favorite
I matched my entries to my
I matched my entries to my club kits, which was surprisingly difficult to do.
If anyone else did likewise, you have very boring kits.
*grumbles*
Having played the numbers
Having played the numbers game and entered “quite a few” times I’m chuffed to be on the shortlist! (Even if my best design didn’t get through – take a look at no.5 and you’ll see what I mean!)
If I win it’ll be my first venture into road cycling, a charity salary isn’t conducive to having cash to splash on a lovely chunk of carbon. (Sympathy card well and truly played).
Good luck everyone!
I entered a few designs and
I entered a few designs and also found it impossible to spec up the groupset and wheels without breaking the £3200 budget.
I also found that there were many beautiful looking designs entered by others, yet many of those in the top 25 I find somewhat tasteless. That’s not taking away from a handful of very handsome looking steeds that have made it on to the shortlist.
Maybe it’s just my way (and a few others on here) of releasing some of those bittervibes. My opinion is the shortlist is pretty disappointing, apart from the odd few.
Whinge over. :”(
P.S see the attachment for my idea for the next “design your own ride” competition.
Whinge definitely over.
Obviously all of mine were
Obviously all of mine were better.
Some of those are hideous, others just plain boring. The world would be a pretty dull place if everyone thought the same though so congrats to those who made the short list, I know which one I’ll be voting for and I hope whoever wins enjoys their new bike and – in some cases – that the ridicule from the general public dies down one they get used to seeing your new steed in the flesh.
Those are all hideous. What’s
Those are all hideous. What’s with all the flames?
I might be biased.. but mine was much nicer!
pretty much just a selection
pretty much just a selection of bikes with flames in various colours???
Mine were much better
Only did 3 designs, so
Only did 3 designs, so chuffed I got one through <:P
#9 is mine … would so love to ride this round the Gower!
roadrunner wrote:Only did 3
Tour de David?
Ooh, I’m in! Not bad for
Ooh, I’m in! 😀 Not bad for a colour blind boy! :))
If I had to vote, I wouldn’t pick mine, I would pick No 6. =D>
P.S. road.cc, sorry to moan but can you do something about the image quality?
For starters the bikes should be on a white background so people can see them as they looked as they were designed in the Trek Configurator?
Secondly, full screen the edges are extremely pixilated, especially the light coloured ones.
I seem to remember the image quality of the pictures submitted to the original gallery was much higher than this.
This judged on merit thing is
This judged on merit thing is all a bit old fashioned isn’t it ? Let’s get with the spirit of the times and ask all the finalists to submit an accompanying X factor style sob story as well as their design.
” I chose metallic beige, peach and minty green because they was me nanna’s favourite colours – gawd rest her soul – and she did love a deep section wheel, the old girl. This one’s for you nanna.”
mine is number 10 and id also
mine is number 10 and id also like to ride that round the gower!
Well, mostly I don’t like any
Well, mostly I don’t like any of them as I don’t like the frame shape. But number 8 is OK.
Number 12 is bestest.
Number 12 is bestest. 🙂
99 bikes i made and not one
99 bikes i made and not one into the shortlist…gutted.
new vocation please
might try comedian next :))
But i will vote for one to
But i will vote for one to show im not bitter
20/26 ed greenough.
good luck to all the lucky ones :H
There’s some absolute mingers
There’s some absolute mingers in that lot! And I didn’t even enter, so no axe to grind.
Shocking!
Wish they had told
Shocking!
Wish they had told me they wanted Flames and pink bar tape and I would have added them. Think we should all vote for the worse one as then they will have to face the embarrassment of riding it!
Totally agree with u I think
Totally agree with u I think these bikes where picked by a blind person. I see most of them don’t have Force on them so I think they went with the cheapest designs they could find. Shocking and you run bike website. Good job you don’t run a bike design company. Got any pink tassels to go with the pink handle bar tape. Oh and how about a little ringing bell on there to. Disappointing choices to say it nicely.
The majority are sh*t if
The majority are sh*t if we’re honest.
Jeepers. And one of these
Jeepers. And one of these will actually be built?! :/ Some of these are like a bad trip.
I’m sorry but I think I just
I’m sorry but I think I just witnessed a fluorescent Hot Wheels display rendered in 2-wheeled Trek while on flame-inducing acid with intermittent sprinkles of I’ve-always-wanted-to-ride-steel-framed-Bianchi. Oh dear, that reads meaner than it sounded in my head. I’ll pick #18 the black with understated pink says the person who took one look at this year’s pinky-purple Pinarello Marvel and had a diaphoretic Barbie flashback.
So two females design’s got
So two females design’s got through. At least not both of them had pink on them. I thought my grey and red number was by far the best! Did love the boys who’d opted for a bit of pink though.
flames should be
flames should be automatically disqualified. Personally I like Alice Carter’s design.
Guideline #4 of vehicle
Guideline #4 of vehicle design –
‘Flames, wings and anything that may be found on a hell’s angels motorbike are cool. This also applies to colour.
Logos should incorporate flames, wings, wheels or possibly mountains. A huge phoenix rising from a burning mountain with a halo of a wheel, for example.’
Pleased to see so many flames options there. Good work )
18 will go with most of my
18 will go with most of my Rapha stuff!!!
not that I’ve designed it
not that I’ve designed it knowing i have some Rapha gift vouchers burning a hole in my pocket from christmas… 😉
Jeez, my eyes!! Two or three
Jeez, my eyes!! Two or three very classy-looking bikes and far too many that look like a bad 1990s explosion in a paint factory. Bula hats and purple anodising compulsory.
14 or 15 for me. Anything with white or fluoro bar tape should be immediately DQ’d.
Gutted I didn’t make
Gutted I didn’t make it!
Faves off a pretty dull and uninspiring list are 3/10/15/17, and 15 will get my vote.
Alice Carters s lovely..
Alice Carters s lovely.. because it is virtually the same as one I did! :”(
Design by Darren Collard:
Design by Darren Collard: Enjoying all your comments here 😀 , what the image of my design doesn’t show is that the paintwork is not just gloss, it’s also metallic, and the tyres are pink as well!
I chose the metallic to add that bit of glamour that only the Giro can provide and obviously the pink represents the leaders jersey the ‘maglia rosa’. It’s not all designed from the heart though, I’ve upgraded the wheels and groupset to reflect the Giro’s arduous climbs, the toughest of any Grand Tour. My design has meaning, it’s a tribute to the Giro d’Italia.
Darren C wrote:Design by
You’re not in art college now, Dazza. No-one cares 😉
You might not, and I’m fine
You might not, and I’m fine with that, but some people don’t know or recognise why the design has flashes of pink on an Italian flag coloured frame. It shows that some thought beyond ‘that looks pretty’ has taken place, as all design should be!
Darren C wrote:You might not,
The link is obvious. The reason behind the design less so. Most people probably don’t realise that you are Italian 😉
16 is the only one I would
16 is the only one I would ride.
I kind of regret not ignoring
I kind of regret not ignoring the £3200 limit now.
FSA crank arms and Aura 5 wheels do look good.
smiffy85 wrote:I kind of
I agree, one of my designs had this combination too, but my other design got picked instead. 🙂
I would not take a free Trek.
I would not take a free Trek. Same company that supported Dopestrong despite clear knowledge it was all FRUAD. Trek buried the Lemond brand despite Greg being 100% right about fraud, abuse and doping. To buy a Trek is a slap in the face to clean sport.
#17 – I’m doing something
#17 – I’m doing something similar with my Cinelli at the minute and think it looks slick.
12.
12.
You’re a bunch of
You’re a bunch of colour-blind morons who wouldn’t know a beautiful bike from a hole in the ground.
JonSP wrote:You’re a bunch of
Nice one JonSP!, thanks for that (where’s your design then?). 😀
How does a black on black
How does a black on black design get in the shortlist ?
or a blue on blue one… not much imagination there really is there – v.poor shortlisters! And my multicoloured creation is not even listed – how very dare you, that’s it you’re off my Christmas e-card list!
peted76 wrote:How does a
damned if you do, damned if you don’t then. Plus ça change, etc and so on 😉
I had a feeling the remit for
I had a feeling the remit for judging might be based not on taste, but on how much of the customisable stuff you used. So something with black, mint, yellow and pink with tassles on the bar ends would beat anything that anyone with any taste would choose to ride….oh, well, maybe next time.
I know I would prefer a free bike – but there’s the other part of when would you ever use anything so hideous…..
my designs – so cruelly and
my designs – so cruelly and tastelessly rejected by the judges – like Darren’s, reflected a number of deep and meaningful concepts, drawing inspiration from a well of cultural and historical reference and pursuing a post-industrial-neo-revisionist-rococo-punk-aesthetic that appealed both to the mainstream and the bleeding edge taste while simultaneously shifting, rotating, destroying and reconstructing the paradigm, thinking in 4 dimensions spatially relative to the box, exploring new avenues, challenging norms and asking the question “if I actually won, could I sell this on eBay?”
On the surface it might have just looked black with red bits but frankly, it’s just as well it wasn’t picked because you philistines clearly aren’t ready for that amount of design genius yet.
Are all these bikes with pink
Are all these bikes with pink in the colour scheme WSD models? If so, most of these were done by husbands/boyfriends, which is a bit of a cheek as the bike won’t actually then go to the winning designer.
I’ll be rooting for #12 then on that basis. Think I know of the entrant, don’t personally know her, but I suspect she might do some “chicking” on it too.
mines no. 18 which is black
mines no. 18 which is black and pink, it is 100% for myself 😀
Without meaning to offend the
Without meaning to offend the creative skills of the shortlisted,
that is a pretty poor shit list guys.
oo[s, that was meant to be
oo[s, that was meant to be short list
:))
not so keen on all the flame
not so keen on all the flame designs!
#3 (Stuart Knipe) is my fave as it matches my club colours.
I’d go for an orange one personally but none of the ones here quite do it for me.
What a shame you’ve all
What a shame you’ve all missed out on the chance to see my black, red, gold and green ‘Trek Bob Marley’.
I’d apply this logic…
–
I’d apply this logic…
– disqualify any design incorporating flames, obviously not cool 😉
– disqualify any design with non colour matching saddle and bar tape, again not cool 😉
– disqualify any design that prioritises deep section rims over higher spec gruppo, again very not cool 😉
– and of course disqualify anything with any brown in the colour scheme, need I say more…
& #14 gets my vote
why do carbon bikes almost
why do carbon bikes almost always look so ugly?
Dave – your decisions are
Dave – your decisions are your decisions. As competition setters and rule-makers, that’s entirely fair.
we’re just saying you may need to visit the optometrist, like 😉
Hey folks
I’m a noob here,
Hey folks
I’m a noob here, well, I’ve been lurking for a while. Mine is #15. Now I’ve told you that I guess I probably lost some votes, haha!
Not sure why mine was picked and some could say it is ‘boring’, but I thought there was enough of a ‘cool’ stealthy look with a dash of electric blue to give it some zing when I entered it. I don’t think anyone would be too embarassed to ride it.
Ignoring my entry, I quite like #11, 13, 14 & 20
Is the fat lad at the back allowed to ride a machine like this anyway? That is me.
Well, you got my vote Greg!
Well, you got my vote Greg!
andyp wrote:Well, you got my
Thanks Andy!!! 🙂
As i’m eyeing up the
As i’m eyeing up the competition, a couple of them are growing on me a bit more. Still prefer my #22 overall, but then i suppose thats the whole point isn’t.
Reckon Darren Collard’s is
Reckon Darren Collard’s is the smartest, although in the real world, I’d end up replacing the bar tape with black as it would just look crap once scuffed and dirty.
notfastenough wrote:Reckon
Thank you notfastenough =D> , I’ve been a little crafty in my design as the pink has been limited to both the tyres and ‘bar tape, which can cheaply and easily be changed. But all the same, it makes it standout a bit too as it is!
Oh I’m not against pink –
Oh I’m not against pink – no-one with as much Rapha as I have has any right to be! – but I tried white bar tape because my bike looked really cool… for all of 5 minutes. Hence I go for black tape and saddle, although I tend to think you can get away with it with tyres.
In the past I have matched the colour of tape and tyres just to give the bike a different look.
Is there a prize for the one
Is there a prize for the one on the shortlist with the least votes? Looks like I’ll win that one.
20thebear wrote:Is there a
Voting hasn’t started yet, you never know what will happen!
The comments here don’t necessarily reflect what the final outcome will be.
Lets hope that there are runner-up prizes too, we deserve some for being on the shortlist from nearly 6000 entries!
Good luck.
Darren C wrote:20thebear
I’m still in a state of disbelief that mine got through…
If there is a prize for best
If there is a prize for best lobbiest then Darren C gets it.
Some interesting options
Some interesting options however how did the entries with the carbon rims meet the required budget limit? I tried for ages but couldn’t get anywhere near the limit.
Did I miss something?!
Of course my pink and black and all pink options were way better;)
It is possible to get carbon
It is possible to get carbon rims if you downgrade the groupset.
johndonnelly wrote:It is
That’s right, I also did this on one of my entries, but on my shortlisted design I upgraded the groupset to Ultegra and put in a Ceramic bottom bracket to reduce the weight even further. B-) 😉
I shaved a few quid off here
I shaved a few quid off here and there. There were a couple of paint options not as expensive as the rest, same goes for the bars if i remember right.
Oh thats fancy, voting is
Oh thats fancy, voting is open and every time you view the page it reorders the entries randomly.