
Special edition paint jobs usually appear at the end of the season when brands have a load of soon-to-be-obsolete frames to move on. But we also see them on the eve of a big race, and it doesn't get much bigger than Paris-Roubaix.
First blood in the art-inspired-bikes stakes goes to Factor and Modern Adventure, with a spectacular artist collaboration, painstakingly applied to the already-very-cool Factor Monza, which I rode last year and absolutely loved.