JOHN'S DUSTY APPALUSA
Thomas Callahan
John has been riding his Speedvagen Road bike all around the Texas as he’s been held up, like most of us during this time, close to family. John wanted a gravel bike that could handle anything that came his way. He also wanted something he could ride on trails where he could bring his best dude, Hank the Dog. From what i understand hank is a little ripper, cattle dog mix. John, with his love for both his dog and horses, wanted a paint job that would resemble a bit of both. Hank is a dusty mix of gray and light brown with spots of white all over. we tried to capture the essence of both hank and the Roan and Appaloosa horse breads in the paint scheme by layering color and sanding away top coats with aggressive sandpaper leaving course hair-like markings. The paint is set off with the matching Enve stem and the Chris King Matte Bourbon headset (hubs to match once built.)
Johns 650B GRAVEL MONSTER is just what he was looking for to take advantage of the amazing terrain offered in the American west. From the single track in the mountains of steamboat springs Co to rolling gravel roads of Montana. This steed will let him limitlessly explore the opportunities that lay in front of him giving him time to clear his mind and spend his best days with his best pal, Hank the dog
The GRAVEL MONSTER comes standard with a custom 3D printed stainless steel dropout now with a brushed logo for a bit of added bling. Also standard are the custom Dedda s bend seat stays. Check out the GM page for more details.
All thee photos here were taken down at Rockaway beach at sunset.
John Montesi is writer and photographer for an active outdoor company (Steamboat Springs, CO)