#Repost from @rodeolabs - Scott sends in this image from the far off land of His Garage. LOVING the white Gravel Kings against that Cold War green backdrop and Pine Cone frameset. 🖤 #flaanimalweek #flaanimal #cycling #biking #cyclist #bike #bicycle #gravelbike #hizokucycles HizokuCycles.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BuiIVMSnJ8x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=75a6dm5l7cr1

The question wasn’t “why should we build the Flaaaaaaaaaanimal” it was “why shouldn’t we?” We took an @xtracycle Leap cargo extension and sent it to @_epiccustoms_ for matching Celeste paint. We raided the parts bin for a Box 1x drivetrain, @pnwcomponents dropper, Force 1 crank, Shimano brakes, Brooks saddle. Carbon 650b wheels. Terravail 47mm slicks, and whatever else looked fun. Does it pop wheelies well? No. Does it get up and go? No really? Does it turn? Only if you force it to. Do we regret anything? Never. #flaanimalweek #flaanimal (at SloHi Coffee + Bike) https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/BuY9Wa8Fx9h/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lq9dpaenrmjy

Scott sends in this image from the far off land of His Garage. LOVING the white Gravel Kings against that Cold War green backdrop and Pine Cone frameset. 🖤 #flaanimalweek #flaanimal https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/BuY_Ghklciv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4rtq4ilho795

This man builds all our bikes these days. He’s also point man on our @exile.designs frame bag collab which is inching closer to being ready for prime time. He is happy to report that the full frame bag is “dialed” and he is “stoked” on it, and it fits his entire tent, and that he’s thinking of running his hydration bladders in it at DK. So that’s a good sign. #flaanimal #flaanimalweek https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/Buc728LlFjg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=210jyy5c31i7

Our 2nd new 2019 color doesn’t have an official name yet but the front runner is “Flaamingo”. If you think you can do better leave a name in the comments. In the mean time here’s the theme: Creamy brown main tubing, dark graphite graphic details, and of course a lovely shade of pink on the seat stays, head badge, and inside of the fork to set it all off and make sure that we’re never accused of making a tame bike. Frames are in paint now. We’re hoping to have some to shoot in a couple of weeks and production frames should land about the first week of April. Frameset pre orders will go live on the site on Monday. #flaanimalweek #flaanimal https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/Bue4sBIFjza/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dopkwr046oc

Introducing Charr-Truse: A 2019 Flaanimal color so good that we could use a bad dad-joke for its name. Dark graphite main tubes are accented with pops of yellow on the rear stays and inner fork. Baby blue head badge and graphics pop against the solid backdrop. Khaki pine trees grace the down tube in keeping with the 4.X design. The stainless bottle opener has gone to a vertical orientation on all sizes for easier access. Dropout bolts are also now stainless steel. Nothing else changes for 2019 because Flaanimal continues to be one of the most versatile steel framesets on the market more than a year after we released 4.0. We’ve got one more new color up our sleeve. We’ll preview it tomorrow. We expect our next batch of Flaanimals to land the first week of April. You may start your custom build configuration as soon as now. We’ll post new frameset colors up for pre order on Rodeo-Labs.com on Monday for those that want to reserve a frameset. #flaanimalweek #flaanimal https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/Bub7Y0cFWOv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iksida8o4rk8

Just because we haven’t posted new Flaanimal colors yet doesn’t mean we haven’t already started painting them. ;) For 2019 we’re going with solid color head badges because we still haven’t recovered from how awesome that Raaspberry Flaanimal was back in 2017. #flaanimalweek #flaanimal https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/BuZVl98lkVr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15fbtc35pk2pc

Let’s just call this #flaanimalweek and kick it off with a bang. First up Waffles Van Flaandren. A sublime interpretation of Belgian cultural cliches layered on top of a crusty waffle, smothered in whipped cream, and topped with berries. Cobbles = waffles. Flanders = Flaanimal. Boom. Just go with it. Bespoke Illustrated either by hand or by AI robots just across the border in France by @studiofolk. He emailed us and said “I want to design something for you” and we said “we have an idea for a shirt”. History was made. Treaties were signed. Available on a brown Bella + Canvas tri-blend tee or in ultra limited yellow. #flaanimal #waffles #rondevanvlaanderen https://www.instagram.com/rodeolabs/p/BuXMxJAFNh1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xclabuylw2ec