GRADIENT T47, VANDAL EDITION // STREETS WANT BLOOD BY AROE, HEAVY ARTILLERY CREW

Non-conformity on the part of Reilly's co-founders Mark Reilly and Neil FitzGerald forced a business move to Brighton and the inception of Reilly Cycleworks in 2014. To celebrate an ongoing, uncompromising desire to disrupt the UK framebuilding scene and produce innovative titanium bikes that challenge the norm, we commissioned celebrated Brighton-based graffiti artist Aroe of the infamous MSK (Mad Society Kings) and notorious Heavy Artillery crew to unleash his creativity on a Gradient T47. "Statement of intent: i dont want a real job and its been more than 25 years since i had one and i dont want one. Im an artist, i am 100% commited to never conforming, never doing as im told, never doing as expected and never doing anything other than being an artist. Never ever ever do exactly what youre told, its the end of your freedom." The result - the Reilly Gradient T47, Vandal Edition, using graffiti iconography and layers of tags, buffing and layering to create the craziest shit ever. Complete with orange blancmange glow-in-the dark rims and an embedded augmented reality layer when the Reilly head badge is scanned with the designated QR reader.