Team Estrogen Bike design

[markymark]

I thought I would start this thread to document the build up of a bike I am building for my wife. We have been together for over 10 yrs and have been riding for a few years.

She has outgrown her current Trek 2200


So for her B-day in Aug, I am having a Trek Madone custom painted and I wanted to incorporate the TE logo, name, and byline into the frame.

TE has been very generous and provided me with the vector artwork to do this.

I have a friend that is a graphics design artist...but I would like to hear some ideas from the TE members. IE where should the logos go, the by line 'Where Style Meets the Road and of course TE.com, paint ideas, etc.

Here is a cpl of designs my wife has commented on...but I am open to all ideas!





There is about a 2-3 month production lead time for the stripping, painting and shipping and then I do the build up....which is why I am starting so early on this.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
-Mark

[Seajay]

Looking at the old bike's set up....just checking to see if you have planned to order the H3 version of the Madone in order to accommodate that riding position.
Beyond that...Sounds like a really nice gift.

[Bike Chick]

Is this a surprise?

[Mr. Bloom]

Oh, you're good!

[markymark]

Looking at the old bike's set up....just checking to see if you have planned to order the H3 version of the Madone in order to accommodate that riding position.
Beyond that...Sounds like a really nice gift.

Edit: sry its the 2010 wsd, not the 2011 H3.

Is this a surprise?

No. I surprised her with the original Trek because I knew she wanted it..but with the custom paint..I didnt think that was a good idea.

[Cataboo]

is she on team estrogen? ('cause I assume the paint job isn't a surprise if she's a normal forum member...) If she's not a normal forum member, I wonder why she'd want the logo?

I am a forum member, and I'm pretty sure I'd never custom paint a bike with the team estrogen logos Especially not a bike that costs as much as a madone.

But if you're sure she'll like it.. and that she really likes pink that much, go for it!

[markymark]

is she on team estrogen? ('cause I assume the paint job isn't a surprise if she's a normal forum member...) If she's not a normal forum member, I wonder why she'd want the logo?

I am a forum member, and I'm pretty sure I'd never custom paint a bike with the team estrogen logos Especially not a bike that costs as much as a madone.

But if you're sure she'll like it.. and that she really likes pink that much, go for it!

She is not a forum person...forums are not really her thing...but buying from the TE shop is.
The original idea was the Diva..but she is too tall for that frame. The madone frame was almost half the cost. Im going to build it up with the ultegra takeoffs from my Van Dessel rivet.

[Bike Chick]

No. I surprised her with the original Trek because I knew she wanted it..but with the custom paint..I didnt think that was a good idea.

Smart. That's why I asked. If DH was sweet enough to buy me the bike, I would want to decide what paint job I wanted. TE is one of my favorite places on the web but I don't think I would want the logo on my bike but that's just my opinion.

What does your wife want?

[Roadtrip]

+1 on the wishes of the wife and making sure she would want the site logos, etc.

I like the Orbea paint myself, the heavier mix of black in with the pink/white, but that's just me. Your wife isn't shy about the pink for sure, that clear from the first Trek, but I'd still want a little darker color on the bottom so the dirt didn't show quite as much. See how that Madone got really dirty around the BB. I'm sure that area would be really hard to clean and if you have a paint job like that, you want it to sparkle, just my two cents would be to keep white away from the crank and bottom bracket.

A bike that nice being dirty would bother me

Shannon

[markymark]

What does your wife want?

If she had her way...the Orbea Diva, but she is too tall for the bike. We had a local shop try to fit it, but the stem reach made the bike unstable on downhill runs. We live a few miles from Skyline Drive and hill climb/descents are mandatory.

I got a good deal on the madone frame and she wants some pink in the frame, but not as much as her Trek 2200 (which is a stock Trek color they offered in 2006 for the Breast Cancer initiative).