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Old 07-23-2018, 05:53 PM
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Firefly All-Road (FF739)
Just joined the forum - thanks for the add!

Took delivery of this in March - so much love for it so far. Built up with eTap (which has been great, despite the abuses I've put it through so far) and two wheelsets (650b Belgium+ and 700c ENVE SES AR). Can't say enough good things about the team at Firefly - they were patient with my questions, anno ideas and last-minute request to add top-tube bosses. Super-happy with the bike. A few pics below - full gallery here and my Instagram has some more pics of it in action (and some other bikes!).




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Old 07-23-2018, 06:01 PM
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Stunning
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Old 07-23-2018, 06:02 PM
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so frickin cool. ticks all the boxes!
what do you have in mind for the top tube bosses? interesting choice there.
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Old 07-23-2018, 06:04 PM
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so frickin cool. ticks all the boxes!
what do you have in mind for the top tube bosses? interesting choice there.
Direct mount top tube bags. Hate Velcro straps rubbing the inside of my chunky legs!

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Old 07-23-2018, 07:26 PM
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Amazing machine, every Firefly is a work of art, but this one is special.

I dig the Stanton hardtail too.
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Old 07-23-2018, 07:55 PM
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Welcome and amazing bike! I remember first seeing this in the firefly gallery here and saying damn!


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Old 07-23-2018, 09:29 PM
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So great. Definitely one of the more complex and cool ano jobs on a Firefly.
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Old 07-24-2018, 01:33 PM
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The ano is crazy looking, definitely need more close ups.
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Old 07-24-2018, 03:47 PM
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The ano is crazy looking, definitely need more close ups.
Well, since you ask...




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Old 07-24-2018, 03:50 PM
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Iced out!!!!
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Old 07-24-2018, 10:19 PM
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Incredible. Firefly really pushes the boundary of finishing details. It looks like an ice-blue topographic map. What was the inspiration/whose idea was it?
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Old 07-24-2018, 10:35 PM
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The finish details are incredible. What cassette are you using?
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Old 07-24-2018, 10:50 PM
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The finish details are incredible. What cassette are you using?
Just a SRAM 1070 11-32 on both wheelsets.
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Old 07-24-2018, 10:49 PM
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Incredible. Firefly really pushes the boundary of finishing details. It looks like an ice-blue topographic map. What was the inspiration/whose idea was it?
Ultimately my direction - we went back and forth on what might work. Settled on the concept below. Ellen used a technique they hadn't tried before where she used nail varnish to mask the areas instead of strips of nylon. Lots of work on her part that really paid off IMO.

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Ultimately my direction - we went back and forth on what might work. Settled on the concept below. Ellen used a technique they hadn't tried before where she used nail varnish to mask the areas instead of strips of nylon. Lots of work on her part that really paid off IMO.
Interesting.

The whole look seemed very Leni Fried inspired to me.

Really cool stuff. Great bike. Enjoy!
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