I Won the Trek Project One Design Contest!!!!!

Amazing and impressive... and a beautiful bike!!! That's just so cool...

SUPER BIG CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! She is just beautiful. RIDE LIKE A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it! I saw that contest on the Trek website not long ago and thought how cool it would be to design a bike, but the contest had just ended so I was too late. I am SO psyched for you. And that is one sweet design, I must say! I see a new career possibility for you ...

Wow, is that beautiful. Congratulations. If I ever see one on the street, I'll tell the owner I know the designer! :D

(Trying to imagine how I could justify owning a third bike "because it's so pretty"...:p )

What do the Japanese characters say in English?

Congratulations!!

What a beautiful design - the color combos are awesome, too :) I'm so happy that you won!

Can't wait to see your new bike!

Have a great day!

Denise

Consider yourself pinched!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!:D :D :D

Lise "What do the Japanese characters say in English?"

I think it says "your bike sucks" like on the chainguard on Biachi Muss (as if I needed a reason to get another bike). ;)

Excellent! Congratulations:D

Reeealy, reeealy nice ! Congratulations :D

Linda

Your design is beautifully elegant! Congratulations! You're one talented lady!

Patty

Sweet! Beautiful design--you deserve the win. Now we want to hear all about your build-up of the bike once the frame arrives, then photos, of course!!! Cool beans!

It means "Passion".

I found out something interesting about Chinese characters because I was going for the Japanese/ cherry or pear blossom theme. The Japanese did not have a written language so Japanese characters are basically the same as you will find in Chinese. I never knew that.

Also, for you budding designers: Trek does this every year, so there's always next year...

One thing Derek said was very important was that the design needed to be easy to reproduce in production and I met that criteria. When I did the design I thought about when I used to airbrush and how I would go about masking and such. I guess that extra consideration helped.:)

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Originally Posted by fatbottomedgurl

I got a call yesterday, "Hi this is Derek from Trek Bikes in Waterloo, Wisconsin... and I'm happy to tell you we selected the design you submitted for the Fuel EX Project One design contest... Get yourself fitted and we'll send you a frame with your design in about six weeks..."

I can not believe it. Pinch me.

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Sweeeeeet!!!
Very nicely done!
Understated, not over-the-top.
Feminine, but not cloying.
Classy.
A breath of fresh air from the Disco boy-racer paint jobs at Trek.
Can't wait to see one in the flesh, so to speak.
Congratulations!

That's so cool, congratulations! Your design is awesome, I like the different color combination choices. It's really subtle, and feminine without being too girly (even in pink!).

I'm very happy for you! The design is wonderful, hope I get to see it on the road someday.