Tunk Times #6

Hello and greetings from our n-th office space (Aleksi’s kitchen). We are looking to rent an actual work space, Tunk showroom and office, for which we are seeing a candidate tomorrow, but for now we are working from wherever happens to be convenient. 

On the news today, we have finally decided on the frame colours! It took about 25 test samples and many more discussions and multiple colour theories (of which the most famous is the ‘Pants’-theory, as put forward by Aki, the idea being that a real-world bicycle should be in a colour like your pants that you can put on any day without feeling weird. The theory definitely has something to it but maybe it is not the final truth.)

The final two production colours will be dark bronze and burgundy. We wanted calm and real-world compatible but not overly neutral colours. Both colours will have a semi-matte clear coat. 

Sample tube of the dark bronze colour. The final version of the burgundy will be a surprise! But the general look and feel is similar, slighly metallic with a subdued matte coat.

In case you missed it, we also published a Sizing Guide on the blog, which you can find HERE

We are also launching the preorder this week, possibly already tomorrow. A 100 € refundable deposit will ensure your order for the colour and size you need. The framesets are estimated to arrive in Finland in August and we will be shipping them out as soon as possible. 

The final price of the frameset is also decided and will be 1500€ including 25,5% VAT. The final powder coats and the heat treated fork blades added to the price a little bit. 

We are eagerly awaiting your orders.

yours,

Tunk Team