Dave and Dario.... Just wow.

[jmeloy]

I apologize if this has already been posted but my oh my!

https://www.abovecategorycycling.com/botw-the-awe-of-the-golden-gate/

[rnhood]

Creative looking paint job. Dario is good with a brush.

[zmudshark]

So proper.

[Elefantino]

In addition to being totally badass and drool-worthy, it also looks like Dave left room for 28s F&R.

If so, a modern classic in every way. Congrats to the lucky owner. And to Dave and Dario.

:banana::banana::banana:

[sparky33]

I like that you can cover a Kirk with just about any paint and it is still unquestionably a Kirk. Dario's finishing is similarly unique.

[henrypretz]

Fabulous.

[bironi]

Very perty, and I'm not even a fan of the swoopy seat stays.

[shinomaster]

that's pretty rad.

[bikemoore]

Actually, that is the first and only Pegoretti paint job I've actually liked. And I like this one very much.

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

[jlwdm]

Dave posted a little back story (and photos) about this bike on his site last summer:

"Kirk Pegoretti and feeling honored.

Last fall I had a customer come to me for a fillet brazed road frame, which is not unusual normally, but in this case the path to get to me was a bit different. It seems that he had approached my friend and fellow framebuilder Dario Pegoretti first and asked Dario to build him a fillet frame. Dario told the gentleman that when it came to fillets Kirk was the best so he sent him to me. To say I was honored would be a dramatic understatement.

When it came time to paint the bike the client wanted something special to pay homage to the Golden Gate Bridge and he asked Dario if he would consider painting the bike I was building for him I was so pleased to hear that Dario was now the one who felt honored and happy to put his artwork on the canvas that I built.

Yesterday the final results arrived from Italy and it is stunning. The red suspension bridge and feeling of strength and permanence while at the same time giving a feeling a movement is hard to capture with my average photographic skills. Now it is my turn to feel honored yet once again.

I can't thank Dario enough and of course a huge thanks to my client who had a vision and worked hard to see it through."

Jeff

[azrider]

such killer bike.

[bluesea]

The ultimate collaboration imo, of the only two frame builders I would consider for myself.

[benb]

That thing is pretty amazing. Not sure I like the color of the gumwall tires with the rest of it but otherwise total jaw dropper.

[CunegoFan]

I like the idea of ciavete paint schemes but I find most have too many different colors, which are often non-complementary with each other. This mostly red on a white undercolor looks spectacular, though. I think this is the best of this type of paint job I have seen.

[jds108]

This is the second time coming back to this thread. When I first saw that bike, I thought, "that's the prettiest bike I've ever seen". But then I thought, I've seen an awful lot of gorgeous bikes posted over the years, so maybe this isn't #1.

Coming back and looking at the pics again, I once again think, "that's the prettiest bike I've ever seen".

[Keith A]

Lots of picture on the link above, but here's a couple...

http://www.abovecategorycycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dkimg0.jpg

[slidey]

That's a very striking paintjob on the bike, to complement, what I've been led to believe over the years, some superb craftsmanship by Dave Kirk! :beer:

[guido]

Dave's bikes do seem to be a preferred canvas for great painters...

[summilux]

Curious to see Royce QR with WI hubs.