Besides producing insane racing, high speeds, flesh-eating crashes and busted knees, the Red Hook Criterium series also provides broad a platform for bicycle artisans to get a little crazy with the creativity on a fixed-gear canvas.

Specialized have been particularly active in encouraging their in-house designers to go to town with unfettered air brushes and vivid imaginations to produce yet another off-the-hook Hook machine for the Italian style capital’s running of the bikes.