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Tom Wieckowski

'We do it because we can' - Fausto Pinarello on custom painted bikes and who he wishes had painted a Pinarello frame

A Pinarello Espada.

One of the first custom bikes I fell for was Italian rider Fabio Sacchi’s custom-painted Saeco Cannondale CAAD7 back in 2003. It was painted to look like a cheetah and had a custom-painted Cinelli Ram handlebar. I couldn’t get enough of it.

It's also always fun to see what paint scheme world road race champions go for on their bikes each year, or when a national champion appears on a custom bike painted in their nation's colours.

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