The finish can make or break a bike; here are some of the most interesting that we spotted at the Berlin Bike Show – Berliner Fahrradschau – last weekend.
Cicli Berlinetta Colnago Master

The finish on this Colnago Master makes us think simultaneously of Damien Hirst and Smarties.

Happarel Tattoo

The finish on this Tattoo fixie (€2,890) looks cool in the daylight but it really comes into it really comes into its own when light catches it at night because it’s reflective.
http://happarelbicycles.berlin/

8bar Fhain V2

This is a design from Germany’s 8bar called Rookie Edition. The frame is a Fhain V2 with rear facing dropouts so you can run it as a singlespeed/fixie.
https://8bar-bikes.com/
DeAnima Unblended

We took the DeAnima Unblended for a First Ride in Italy a couple of years ago, and a very good bike it is too. This version has a different paint job – still hand-painted using custom stencils and still distinctive, though.

Velocipedo snake bike

We couldn’t get great shots of this one (shows are sometimes awkward) but you get the gist; there’s a snake twisting around the tubes here.

Keim Cycles

If you make a frame from wood you want to show off the grain! France’s Keim Cycles has let the wood speak for itself with just a discreet black-on-black head tube logo.
www.keim-cycles.com
Materia Bikes Gusto

Materia is another brand that makes wooden bikes, this time from Sweden. You can have the Gusto city bike in ash, sapele or walnut.






















5 thoughts on “Berlin Bike Show: 7 fabulous finishes”
Blimey, that 8bar paint job
Blimey, that 8bar paint job is hard to love, looks like the distraction paint-jobs they put on prototype cars.
flathunt wrote:
I think it’s beautiful. Reminds me of a dazzle ship.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dazzle+ships&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&imgil=PLL6S2ZeCLapEM%253A%253BbG8FjuwCNV-xvM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ianthearchitect.org%25252Fdazzle-ships-in-london-and-liverpool-carlos-cruz-diez-and-tobias-rehberger%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=PLL6S2ZeCLapEM%253A%252CbG8FjuwCNV-xvM%252C_&usg=__hemrwoVrfQTVNBOXniFmNJ8BsLY%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjRppj-qNfLAhVBuhQKHZnCCWgQyjcIJw&ei=ntDyVtHfHMH0UpmFp8AG#imgrc=PLL6S2ZeCLapEM%3A
flathunt wrote:
I was thinking of getting some reflective tape for my bike in the winter, but I didn’t want to just plaster it in tape. This gives me an idea, next winter I will be safe and awesome!
I’m not sure I’d want to ride
I’m not sure I’d want to ride a bike called a VelociPEDO.
Cicli Berlinetta had nothing
Cicli Berlinetta had nothing to do with the frame, they just bought it and built it.
Colnago and La Carrera shop in Toronto produced it designed by Futura 2000 back in 2008