Steve Peat literally defined the Santa Cruz Syndicate team. A born leader with a no-worries attitude and hard-man work ethic, who could party with the boys all night and come race day, unleash an attack on the race course so vicious that his run down the forested sections of the mountain could be traced by the thunder of his fans. Inspired by the Spitfire, England's greatest WW II fighter airplane, "Last Orders" is a fitting tribute to a man and a career that will never be duplicated.
British roundel.
Shark mouths first appeared on RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Each bomb represents a DH victory
Painters spared some room for Peaty's sponsors
Mechanic Jason Marsh once crafted Peaty's fenders by hand.
Let's see see the aron gwin "atomic bomb" paint job on his yt. This is not a cool. all the people killed by the bombs displaied on the tt. You let me down peaty.
@RussellTinka: i meant am atomic bomb boke would be offensive for everyone right? But this looks cutie? When I look at it I can only think about my grandfather which died in the war. There are plenty of ways to display britishness, paint a bike like a machine made to kill people is not one. Young people may think the war was something from the movies, if you are over 40 just brings bad memories.
@RedRedRe: if that's what you see you've had it a lot worse than me. I'm 44 and no bad memories and yes family has been lost. Sorry to hear it disturbs you but I still think it's a great paint job. To each his own.
@RedRedRe: You didn't say where your grandfather was killed. Was he a German? The Spitfire was used by England in defense of Germany invading northern Europe. As far as Peaty's pride as a Brit is concerned, I'll give him the bombs. The Spitfires were used to save lives threatened by Germany's advances. Not sure where your thoughts are coming from.
americans may not get it bc u are far from europe, this belongs to idiotic soccer hooligans mentality. Painting a bicycle like a machine made to kill people is just crass.
@RedRedRe: my grandfather was an rcaf pilot. He was the best man I've ever known. Whatever he did over there he did it to save lives. Spitfire saves many lives of British civilians. Maybe Have some respect snowflake.
Sh*t, I cannot stop looking at this bike, I will be fired soon ;-) Once I was a kid, I was crazy about WW2 fighters, and Spit is a magnificent piece of engineering.
@RedRedRe: Shut yer vaj, its a bike painted as one of the most iconic pieces of British machinery ever made, symbolic of our survival against the odds thanks to the brave few. Its f*ckin RAD.
@RedRedRe: As an Englishman I'd like to tell you to shut up. I'm no hooligan in any way, I dislike confrontation really. But you are being over-sensitive to the point of stupidity now.
@RedRedRe: Even if you're 50 years old you were born way after the war. What bad memories are you referring to? Surely you must be a troll. Or a vagina.
@lkubica: At the SeaFair festival here in Seattle, this past August we got to see a restored Spitfire doing laps around the lake, accompanied by a B-25 and one other plane. The wing shape of the Spitfire is unique and beautiful. Its impossible not to appreciate the beauty of these pieces of historic engineering.
@RedRedRe: you are 36!! I am not sure why you are getting all bent out of shape and seeing this as a one sided thing. Think about is as how many lives were actually saved by those war heroes rather than how many lives were killed. Or, perhaps another point of view is that Peaty "killed" it on each and every one of those races represented by bombs.
"We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in Andorra, we shall fight on the berms and rock gardens, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.
We shall fight on the off camber bits, we shall fight on the pedalling sections, we shall fight in the steeps and on the flats, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender".
BANA-LANA BAMP BAMP, BANA-LANA BAMP BAMP, BANA-LANA BAMP BAMP, BANA-LANA BAMP BAMP. BA-NANA... banalana bana ba ba ba, ba nalana bana ba banala
Riding, scrambling, flying / Rolling, turning, diving, going up again! / Ruuuuuun, live to riiide, riiide tooo liiiive, do or die / Ruuuuuun, live to riiide, riiide tooo liiiive, PEAAATYY RIIIIIIDESSS
flying tigers was first with sharkmouth while defending china before US was attacked by japan. i tried to replicate the original mouth design on the bike on my feature pic. its pretty accurate i think.
Only in the past couple years have I gotten in to mtb, and only xc at that. The last two seasons I've paid attention to downhill and enduro as well.
Even as a relatively new mountain biker, I know enough to respect the hell out of this man. Wish I'd seen more of his seasons.
Cool paint job. Not sure if he literally defined the Santa Cruz Syndicate team. Nathan Rennie did a pretty good job of that for years (along with Wadell) before they grabbed Peatty and then Greg.
VitalMTB's bike check shows matched rims/wheels/tires, guess he swapped them for practice today. Also pretty sure the Enve bar is matched green as well?
Wouldn't it be nice if Peaty doesn't qualify in the top 20, then make him a protected rider for this one so he can be on tv one last time - or better yet, last man down the hill? Would be a nice touch to someone who's done so much for the sport
Peaty has dropped the bomb with this one! Bike is the best paint job I have seen. Looking forward to watching him this weekend in vallnord. Final World Cup race , feel sad saying that, he got me into riding with those early MTB videos in the 90's, showing how to enjoy life and bikes. A true hero and good luck this weekend. End of an era but will always be an influence .
SICK!!! I Love WW11 war birds and Peatys Spitfire inspired bike is bananas!!! What an awesome RAF tribute! Ride on Pete!!! Although. I hear Gwinn is ganna be on a YT P-51 this week.
The shark mouth was NOT first found on RAF Hurricanes or spitfires, it was first seen on a Sopwith Dolphin in WW1. The first squadrons recorded to have used it in WW2 were the Luftwaffe Bf110s. Hell even the Americans used the shark mouth on the Kittyhawk P-40 long before the British did.
Sick paint job none he less though.
Let Peaty go down last whilst spitfires fly overhead, hand out free tea and scones to all those racing and watching and blast out the National Anthem the entire way down. Also on the final berm, load it with tea bags so he can roost people standing behind.
Standing reading this in my Royal racing Peaty tee and cant believe this is finally the end for the legends racing career..im gutted to say the least!
This bike is awesome tho!!!
If a rider goes flipping off his bike and a fan gets a hold of it as it careens down the hill, can they just hop on and ride it away, like you can keep a foul ball, or is it considered to be theft?
Google Cairns race a couple years ago... someone crashed hard in the forrest and a fan "tried" to ride the bike down for him, hit the woops section and ate it really bad, I think he had to be taken to hospital...
today I am wearing any Royal gear I own and will continue on for Peaty till his last run is over. I 1st bought a GT in 99 cause of him and have followed his every adventure into the mountain bike world ever since. A class A act and a mountain bike ambassador to the world.
Jolly ow chappies I am of to the hills . Hope it fly's like the wind there a lot of history behind you and those colours you go give them what for . Pat on the back for dam fine carrier mate and thank you for inspiring a lot of us you keep pedaling cheers.
This must be the 4th or 5th custom paint job this season? Another one for the champs probably? What happens to all these bikes after the race? Or is it the same one re-done???
I think I've seen pictures of at least two of them at Eurobike (the tartan Fort Bill bike and the cow Lenzerheide bike) so it looks like they're unique bikes. And Peaty didn't qualify for Worlds this year, so this is probably the last bike(?).
Been doing this mountain bike thing since 1982. This is the first bike that is so cool that I would gladly take all the crap I'd receive from friends for buying a replica . . .good thing I can't buy a replica. . . can I???
The Flying Tigers' Curtiss P40s were the most famous use of the shark mouth, and the under-nose position of the Allison v-12 and V-16 engines made it look badass, but the Spitfire pilots did it first. The Flying Tigers copied it.
Another gopping paint job to complete the season with. Im assuming Santa Cruz are only letting him do this because the reality is he isnt fast enough to make the televised part of the races any more and they want to get some marketing payback from him
Cause the brakes are required to do a different amount of work at each end of the bike. Probably wanted a front caliper with smaller piston for more pressure, or maybe they have better modulation.
The Vallnord track is steep as hell so riders weight will be rear biased. A less powerful front break will help stop the front locking when hanging off the back and the rear will be working very hard - if you look the rear rotor is burnt!
Cant he ride a normal frame... This all new frame and painting on every round in kinda weird.. You got sponsors we understood... But the bike's look wont make u faster...
I hate to disagree but this Paintjob looks like from a fat Avro Lancaster, Hurricane at best. How dare you compare the Beauty of a Spitfire with that?! Pffffff
@u-otter-b-sry: did it have P-40 Warhawk's shark teeth? Ooh yes it had. But camo colors are screwed. It was sea ble/olive not brown/olive. Am I the only one who think MK.5 and MK.IX were the best? So elitist of me
I am sorry but this not cool at all.
The ww2 ended a long while ago. Many people died because of the bombs.
It is like a german rider spotting a swastika red black and white bike. Or Aron Gwin with an atomic bomb.
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You didn't say where your grandfather was killed. Was he a German?
The Spitfire was used by England in defense of Germany invading northern Europe.
As far as Peaty's pride as a Brit is concerned, I'll give him the bombs. The Spitfires were used to save lives threatened by Germany's advances. Not sure where your thoughts are coming from.
p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/109/photos/54317/s1600_BT_20130422_untitled_shoot_062.jpg?1366685560
Once I was a kid, I was crazy about WW2 fighters, and Spit is a magnificent piece of engineering.
We shall fight on the off camber bits, we shall fight on the pedalling sections, we shall fight in the steeps and on the flats, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender".
-Winston Churchill
Riding, scrambling, flying / Rolling, turning, diving, going up again! / Ruuuuuun, live to riiide, riiide tooo liiiive, do or die / Ruuuuuun, live to riiide, riiide tooo liiiive, PEAAATYY RIIIIIIDESSS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf4zs2qesx0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QisLr43Upe8
That's an awesome paint job, very fitting!
I thought the Fighting Tiger "teeth" graphics are from the US P-40 Warhawk - maybe we ripped that off, too
www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Steve-Peats-Custom-Painted-Andorra-Race-Bike-LAST-CALL,10439/Steve-Peats-Custom-Painted-Santa-Cruz-V10cc-Andorra-Race-Bike,109419/sspomer,2
But my guess is in the museum.
www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Steve-Peats-Custom-Painted-Andorra-Race-Bike-LAST-CALL,10439/Steve-Peats-Custom-Painted-Santa-Cruz-V10cc-Andorra-Race-Bike,109419/sspomer,2
Too slow PinkBike, too slow
That Merlin was such an amazing sounding engine!
And Peaty didn't qualify for Worlds this year, so this is probably the last bike(?).
What's the thing zip-tied to his seat post? Is that a timing chip? Seems unusual because that's on his fork lowers.
I'll be watching this race for sure~ GO PEAT~~~
they definitely saved the best for last.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZDbBGBJsM
i'll hoist a Stella & toast his badass tonite