For this year's Gravel Blinduro, we and other partners have created a unique bike for this year's #blinduroreward auction. Proceeds from the auction go towards planting trees in bark beetle infested Czech Canada. The planting will take place directly during the race. The starting price is 77.777 CZK. The auction starts on September 8th on Aukro.cz and ends on September 18th. Frame size is 58.
The Repete Verne gravel model is made of Columbus Spirit HSS high strength steel. All other segments of the frame are of our design and are produced in cooperation in the Czech Republic, whether they are cast stainless steel dropouts, which are produced by the foundry in Jihlava, or segments that are machined on CNC machines. For integrated bowden and cable routing, interchangeable inserts printed on 3D printers using MJF technology are inserted into the frame. The Verne is meant to be a fast off-road bike, the progressive geometry depends on it. The frameset is complemented by a high-end fork from American manufacturer ENVE.
When we found out that Panaracer was preparing a limited edition tires in pink for this year, it was a decisive moment. Firstly, we like these Japanese tyres and secondly, we liked the idea of a pink bike. The graphic design of the frames is done in cooperation with our graphic designer Martin Kolerus. We put it into context and are able to come up with a variant that we like together.
The version with pink tyres is quite bold and unusual, but we were surprised by the initial positive reaction. There are a few more details on the frame that reference the Gravel Blinduro, and the maple and lime leaf from the Czech Canada logo on the fork was also not to be missed.
