There are 121 paint options, 64 decal options, 8 frame paint options, and 47 custom skin options. All these choices provide over 62,000 possible combinations for customizing the bike's paint scheme.

The frame (not including the fork) weighs just 2.7 kg (6 lb) and can support a payload of up to 110 kg (243 lb). It can be made in steel or titanium, in a wide variety of paint colors.

Sacha White of southeast Portland-based Vanilla Bicycles knows this situation all too well. As someone who builds arguably the most respected and sought-after frames in the world, he says the paint ...