About painting the first Koloride bikes.
Basically, from the beginning, we knew what kind of bike it was going to be and for whom. We had in mind the perfect cyclist position and were wondering how to translate it into the frame’s geometry. We started with technical aspects, then moved on to focusing on design, aesthetics, and color schemes in the next step.
In our search, we made it to the edge of a park forest… This is where magpies often nest. Rarely seen in Poland nowadays, listed in the red book of birds, it captivated us with its colorful plumage and became a direct inspiration for choosing the color scheme of the first Koloride models.
How did it all come together?
Sebastian is a forester, and “The Birds Atlas” is one of the classics in our home library. One day, while working together with graphic designer Joanna on the visual identity of Koloride, we started flipping through it and came across this beauty, or rather this magpie. In short: nature inspires us both for gravel riding and painting.
Eurasian roller
dazzles with its dominant turquoise interwoven with purple and garnet, along with a red back that beautifully transitions into gold. We translated this fascination into painting frame number 1 – Roller Blue.
Oriental roller
is a brilliant combination of intense sapphire with incredible greens and blues, as well as a sunlit orange color. For us, it became the template for frame number 2 – Roller Orange.
Lilac-breasted roller
is a wonderful mix of the two previous color schemes, enriched with a characteristic lilac frill. Therefore, frame number 3 attempts to capture these colors. Blueish hues with green, lilac, and shimmering yellow – meet the Roller Lill
Photo of the Oriental roller: Jerzy Badowicz
Timeless design that is totally on point.
Finally, a few words about the design. In Koloride, we have used slender, thin tubes, with a frame that slightly tapers from the head tube to the seat tube. We don’t hide the fact that we really love this lightness and slimness.
