With yesterday’s post, we looked at the Ultradynamico Rosé and prototype Cava tires on Benedict’s Crust Lightning Bolt randoneé bike and today, we’re looking at Patrick, the other half of the fledgling tire company’s bike, an OPEN UP.
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Above Category: A Velocolour Elevated U.P.P.E.R.
Velocolour is a premiere paint studio in Toronto, delivering beautiful wet paint designs for frames. In their latest gallery, Above Category features an OPEN Elevated U.P.P.E.R. with beautiful Velocolour paint. It’s so clean you could eat off of it! Head to Above Category to see more.
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Crow’s Feet Commons Open UP Painted by Sheila Dunn
With builders like Pegoretti growing in popularity over the years, the idea of an “art bike” has certainly been given a lot of traction in the market. At the Chris King Swarm event in Bend, Oregon, Crow’s Feet Commons displayed this stunning OPEN UP, painted by local Bend artist, Sheila Dunn. The UPs have certainly signalled a sea change in the road, all-road and ‘gravel’ market, with their unique drop stay design, allowing for road cranks, with an XC tire selection, all made from the utmost of carbon technology, and designed for anything from a casual road ride to full-on endurance bikepacking events.
So what did Sheila use as inspiration for this build? Well, I’d say she didn’t have to look any further than out of her window.
I must say, this has to be one of Sheila’s fastest-looking canvases to date! If you’d like one of these custom painted OPEN UP frames, holler at Crow’s Feet, who is taking deposits for 10 right now.
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Raoul’s Karoobaix OD Green OPEN UP
The Open UP has had quite the reception across the world, bringing in a high-tech carbon layup mixed with an innovative design and aesthetic all its own. Admittedly, it’s the UP’s aesthetic that I’ve never been a particular fan of. Not so much the frame design itself, but up until now, I’ve yet to see an UP in a color that I liked. The orange was too much for me. You’re seeing where I’m going here, right? For Raoul, the distributor for Open, it was too much for him too…
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The NEW Open U.P.
Open’s U.P. frameset has acquired quite the following since its inception and this year, Open announced the NEW and improved U.P., which this video outlines. If you have other questions, head to Open to check out the NEW U.P.
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Above Category’s Twelve Days of Breathtaking Builds: Day 01
I like the look of this one!
“We felt it apropos to circle back to last year’s finale with yet another bike featuring Zio Ziegler’s patina, this time a bit more dirt-oriented. This is Zio’s personal Open UP, a bike that since its introduction at AC six months ago has been a consistent favorite, both amongst us and our clients. Usually offered in only two colors, orange and brown, we’ve been more recently asking for UPs in a raw, unpainted carbon finish, giving us the latitude to lend an Above Category flair to an otherwise stock carbon frameset.”
… and can’t wait to see what they have in store for the other eleven. See more photos at the AC Blog.
