Congrats. I am waiting for mine. Question: This the color is that sparkly? Is it the way it photographs? Or I am goimg to have to get used to glitter?
Yes, it's that sparkly. It's metal flake black, but with enough small flakes to be closer to dark grey/metallic black. The full frame shot is a little less sparkly than in person, whereas the closeup is a little more - and shows more glittery color than seemed to be there in person.
You'll just need to accessorize properly:
Note that the pics were in bright sun.
Fatbikes are much more fun they they should be allowed to be!
Revelate Designs Viscacha Seat Bag and Gas Tank...in action
Saturday ride out by Minnehaha Falls on a 25 mile loop around Minneapolis and down to Fort Snelling State Park. Headed out just after the snow started to the river and out to the Falls. Dropped down into Fort Snelling State Park for a quick tool around and started heading back as it was already pretty dark. A final stop to enjoy a nice frozen donut from my seat bag on the train bridge between Harriet and Calhoun then round the lake into Uptown and home.
It's a custom Black Sheep 120/15* I need to get the face plate on yet which is also Ti. I found out most Ti stems have aluminum face plates, and didn't want to go there.
Besides the 120/15* spec, I had three main criteria...