Sensational custom paint for Specialized Red Hook racers

Sensational custom paint for Specialized Red Hook racers

Unique art for each of four fixed-gear crits around the world

Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit

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Ben Delaney

Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Milan Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized London Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized
Specialized Barcelona Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized

As if nighttime criteriums weren’t dangerous enough, Red Hook doubled down with a fixed-gear criterium a few years ago, and now the event has grown into a series with races in Brooklyn, London, Barcelona and Milan.

This year, four Specialized artists created custom bikes and matching apparel for each of the four events, and the gallery above provides a look at the bikes and the methods used to create the paint jobs.

For the first race, Specialized senior apparel designer McKenzie Sampson created the bike art. Jon Takao, Specialized senior footwear designer, took his turn for the London project. Specialized senior road industrial designer Brian Szykowny created the Barcelona project and Specialized senior industrial designer Erik Nohlin did Milan.

The final Red Hook Crit is this weekend in Milan.

Check out the big gallery above.

Specialized Brooklyn Red Hook Crit - Courtesy Specialized

Ben Delaney

Contributor

Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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