One-of-a-Kind, Hand Painted - sz 58cm Gladiator Themed - Diamondback Podium Race Bike.

Gladiator
58 cm ridden by Brandon McNulty
Inspired by Lucas, age 10

• DB Podium carbon frame


• HED Ardennes Plus wheelset


• Kenda Kountach Pro 700x25 tires


• Sram Red 11-speed mechanical groupset


• Prologo ***Kappa OR Nago*** Evo saddle


• HED GTO aluminum handlebar, stem, and seatpost


• Arundel carbon bottle cages

This unmistakable aesthetic came from the mind of Lucas, who dreams of visiting Rome's Colosseum. We connected little warrior Lucas with one of Rally Cycling own's warriors on the bike, Brandon McNulty, the team's GC leader for the Tour of California. The "trojan" colors on this frame should be familiar to our SoCal family – luminous bronze-gold and scarlet decorate a pearl white base coat, with laurel wreaths throughout and a Roman mosaic pattern decorating the top tube.

At the 2018 Amgen Tour of California, the Rally Cycling team will ride six custom-designed, hand-painted Diamondback Podium bikes, each inspired by a child who has received a grant from the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF). 

The art for each of the six one-of-a-kind pro-cycling bikes was inspired by the imagination of a UHCCF grant recipient who shared with the Rally Cycling design team some of their favorite things and future aspirations. Those special stories about everything from gladiators to hip hop music were used to create a theme and custom name for each bike in honor of each child.