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Chico GT3 RS

Complete FERN Bicycles Chico GT3 RS with black touring bags

Silver Chico GT3 RS beside the workshop wall

Side view of the Porsche-inspired FERN bicycle

Three-quarter view of the loaded Chico GT3 RS

Black GRAMM top-tube bag on the silver frame

Black crankset and silver chainstays

Single chainring and bottom bracket

Crank arm and pedal on the silver frame

Rear cassette and electronic derailleur

Black mudguard above the front tyre

Rear tyre beneath the carbon mudguard

Rear brake and mudguard

Carbon mudguard viewed beside the rear wheel

Wide-range cassette and rear derailleur

Rear tyre and mudguard clearance

Seat stays and mudguard viewed from behind

Rear triangle and black mudguard

Silver seat cluster and FERN lettering

Black saddle and seatpost

Rear drivetrain viewed from behind

Front bag, mudguard and fork

Side view of the black saddle

Silver custom stem beside the top-tube bag

Cockpit and wrapped drop handlebar

Columbus decal above the bottom bracket

Seat cluster and rear brake cable

Rear disc brake and dropout

Front disc brake and silver fork

Head tube and front bag mounting

Bottom bracket and black crank arm

Seat cluster and red FERN logo

Black saddle viewed from above

Front view of the black GRAMM handlebar bag

Three-quarter view of the handlebar bag

Front hub and disc brake rotor

Rear disc brake beside the cassette

Carbon mudguard and wheel rim

Head tube beside the black frame bag

Headset and silver head tube

Loaded handlebar bag beside the cockpit

Front view of the handlebar bag and wheel

GRAMM handlebar bag and stem

Unloaded ALLYGN front rack

Black front rack above the mudguard

Custom silver stem viewed from above

Front rack and head tube viewed from above

Front view of the rack platform

Rack platform beside the drop handlebar

Front rack viewed from the cockpit

Rack attachment at the fork crown

Drop handlebar and head tube

ALLYGN rack platform and mounting hardware

Rack side rail and fork-crown attachment

Brake hood and shift paddle

Red FERN lettering on the down tube

Unloaded Chico GT3 RS in side profile

Open handlebar bag with red lining

Red lining inside the GRAMM handlebar bag

Drop handlebar and loaded front bag

Black top-tube bag beside the stem

Black GRAMM frame bag and bottles

Top-tube bag and full-length frame bag

GRAMM top-tube bag on the silver steel frame

"My dream car is a Porsche GT3 RS but I would never buy such a car, so let's make a bike like that!"

This was Sebastian explaining his ideas for his new Fern bike he wanted me to build,...
As I have had been working for Porsche in my former life as a car designer, I was immediately hooked by that idea and we quickly had a clear picture in our mind how that bike should be like...
First of all, very fast!! The bike should also feature classic lines, but build up with super modern components. Lots of carbon parts, electronic shifting, high end CNC machined engine/drive train parts and as the icing on the cake custom made Gramm Tourpacking bags which are color matching the interior of that car. Robert @Velociao.com did a great job with recreating the original silver Porsche color paint job!
Happy riding with this amazing bike Sebastian and be careful with "Blitzers" on your everyday road to work, don't get caught speeding ! ;) 

Photography: Florian Haeussler / FERN Bicycles.