Product news: The Czech carbon specialist and wheel manufacturer Festka creates a sensational appearance with a breathtaking car-to-bike design and fulfills a very special wish of a customer. Which idea would you have implemented with You by Festka?
The Czech manufacturer of high-end carbon bicycle frames Festka is not only known for its carbon tube technology, but also for its high-quality paintwork and original design concepts. The company's design service was recently rebranded from Festka to You to reflect the personal dimension of this category. Due to the extremely complex and demanding nature of the projects undertaken, there are only twelve slots per year. Here customers are encouraged to pull out all the stops and get started.
“It's amazing how many customers choose You by Festka. There are people who only want the best money can buy and leave it all to our skill and creativity. Then there are clients who have an idea of what they want and are interested in being a part of the whole process.” – Tom Hnida, Art Director
One of the customers who knew exactly what they wanted is Antti Peltonen, who recently approached Festka with a truly exceptional project. Antti is a lifelong fan of rally car racing. It was in his native Finland, where he fell in love with this motorsport discipline as a boy in the mid-80s. This era was the heyday of the short-lived Group B, which featured the most powerful rally cars of all time. The happy owner of a Festka road bike, he thought about the Festka Rover, the manufacturer's gravel model. So it happened that he chose all the desired design elements of the Audi S1 E2 himself and used the logos of the then HB Audi team sponsors to design the bike in perfect harmony with the car. The add-on parts are also based heavily on the design of the racing car and are more than just components. For example, Campagnolo Shamal carbon wheels are used, since Campagnolo also manufactured carbon rims for the rally cars at the time.
