S’twitchers:
I’m an American living in Japan for a few years and have enjoyed my stock Cervelo P3C immensely. Now that off season is approaching, I’m considering stripping it down and doing a custom paint job.
The two best ideas I have are (1) Metallic black highlights, and (2) a WWII Mitsubishi Zero fighter. I’m torn and I need your vote! Pictures attached below (thanks to the magic of Photoshop).
Chris
I’m gonna say that the yellow cervelo on the first pic makes it look like a livestrong knockoff- change it to white or something else- and itll have a sleek and stealthy look- while not just being… blah.
The second- dosent do anything for me. and the MYP3C is kinda lame. esp now since its just a P3- everyone will know your gear is old news.
I like the 2nd one, but i’m gonna have to agree that the “my p3c” is pretty dumb. like a bad vanity license plate.
I kind of like them both, but two slight nit-picks.
The yellow makes the first one look like a Livestrong knock-off. See comment above.
The M-dot on the second is just lame. Put your name on it or something else, not a brand.
If you go with the Zero, put this decal on your seatpost instead. I have the same decal on my seatpost, and on my Spiuk, I have a decal of the shark’s teeth and leering eye seen on WWII fighter jets nose art.
Here is where I got my decals:
http://www.military-graphics.com/
I am just curious, being American would you have any problems riding a bike in Japan symbolizing one of their warbirds from such an emotional time in human history?
Yeah, M dot is lame. Give yourself a stupid nickname and put it on there.
I like the fighter paint job, but agree that the M-Dot has to go.
If I was paying for custom paint job, I would definitely do more than the black/metallic. You can’t even tell there is a difference from the black/metallic unless you look close. It just looks black. And I don’t like the tiny Cervelo logo.
how about a dull black rather than a glossy black?
Japanese pilots didn’t use ejector seats.
Japanese pilots didn’t use ejector seats.
ha ha ha. Very nice.
My personal thought is take the top one and, instead of the small font yellow cervelo, make the cervelo larger and in the matte dark gray color of the front and black swathes. Then it will have a sexy stealth look.
Japanese pilots didn’t use ejector seats.
One of the best observations ever… LOL.
Not really a fan of either.
Didn’t Japan finish 2nd in WWII?
I like the Mitsubishi Zero w/out the M-dot, but here’s another idea: paint it white, go to town w/ sharpies, and then clearcoat it. Yes, blatent Peg. ripoff, but something that would look good on a P3 nonetheless.
Japanese pilots didn’t use ejector seats.
I stand corrected, then my suggestion would be go with an American fighter jet theme.
S’twitchers:
I’m an American living in Japan for a few years and have enjoyed my stock Cervelo P3C immensely. Now that off season is approaching, I’m considering stripping it down and doing a custom paint job.
The two best ideas I have are (1) Metallic black highlights, and (2) a WWII Mitsubishi Zero fighter. I’m torn and I need your vote! Pictures attached below (thanks to the magic of Photoshop).
Chris
Both mockups aren’t to nice looking. Here are a bunch of suggestions for you…
here is what I did with mine. I left the stock format. The painter put in some cool effects in the paint job.
I like that guy’s suggestions. Don’t do black: it’s boring, it looks stock, and everyone else does that. If you are going custom, go crazy and get kit to match!
here is what I did with mine. I left the stock format. The painter put in some cool effects in the paint job.
Thats a really awesome P2 you’ve got there.
Fishgo- oh great, does my paint job make mine look like a P2?
Thanks. It was fun putting together. It is for my son. I hope he likes Cervelos.