Custom Colours, Your Choice – We Build!

From May to August 2024, we are simplifying and improving the process for painting the bike components. The option for single colour will be removed as more choices become available.
We have invested a lot of time and effort into programming the bicycle configurator for Pilen Lyx, Pilen GT, and Pilen EL1, where you can design your bike. The bicycle configurator has been running since 10th June, and we continue to fine-tune its functionality. In the configurator, you can make the following selections and see how the bike will look. You can choose:
  • All frame colours.
  • All colours for mudguards plus Matte Polished Stainless Steel.
  • All colours for chain guards plus Matte Polished Stainless Steel.
  • All colours for the rear carrier or no carrier (Lyx).
  • Various colours for faux leather saddles and various colours for leather saddles.
  • Black or silver-coloured rims.
  • Tyres in black, brown, or cream.
  • Handles in black or cork.
  • Bells from Crane Bells Japan.
  • Baskets and front carriers.
In addition to the choices above, the bicycle configurator includes a few nifty features. When you’re satisfied and feel that you’ve created a truly beautiful Pilen bike:
  • You can download an image of your design. The image is saved to your computer or mobile phone. You can download as many design images as you like.
  • You can copy a web link that, when opened in a browser, directs to the configurator and recreates the selections you made. You can create as many web links as you like.

For Pilen Lyx

You choose the colour of the frame and fork, the colour of the mudguards, the colour of the rear carrier, and the colour of the chain guard. If you want the same colour for all parts, previously called single colour, you can have that. If you want the frame and fork in one colour, the mudguards in a second colour, the rear carrier in a third colour, and the chain guard in a fourth colour, you can have that too. Black mudguards, a black rear carrier, and a black chain guard are still available at no extra cost. The custom choices for mudguards, rear carriers, and chain guards have an additional cost of 150 SEK per choice, totaling 450 SEK if you want to customize the appearance of all three. You choose – we build.

For Pilen GT and Pilen GTV

The colour options for the Pilen GT and GTV include painting the frame and fork plus the mudguards. The chain guard is rotating and is not painted. The wire-model rear carrier is also not painted. The mudguards on the Pilen GT are typically matte polished raw steel. Choosing mudguards in a different colour from the frame gives you the option to have two colours on your bike. Painted mudguards cost 200 SEK.

The Pilen GT comes standard with a rotating chain guard mounted on the front chainring. You can choose to have the more protective chain guard from the Pilen Lyx installed—in either a colour of your choice or in matte polished stainless steel—for an additional 300 SEK. The wire-model rear carrier is never painted. You can opt to remove the rear carrier if, for example, you plan to install a child seat or prefer a more minimalist, sporty look for the bike. You choose – we build.

Difference Between GT and GTV

Please note that the Pilen GTV does not have a bicycle configurator. This is because the Pilen GT is essentially identical to the Pilen GTV, with the difference being that the GTV has 11 gears and hydraulic disc brakes.

For Pilen EL1

The colour options for the Pilen EL1 include painting the frame and fork, mudguards, and chain guard. The rear carrier is integrated with the frame and shares the frame’s colour. The standard colour for the mudguards and chain guard on the Pilen EL1 is Black RAL 9005. Choosing mudguards and a chain guard in a different colour from the frame gives you the option to have three colours on your bike. Mudguards in a different colour from Black RAL 9005 cost 200 SEK. A chain guard in a different colour from Black RAL 9005 also costs 200 SEK.

"And you can have it your way..."

The meaning of Pilen’s slogan “You can have it your way” applies to options and paintwork. Read about the colours available for the bikes. As far as is practically, logistically, and cost-effectively possible, we want to offer the creation of unique bikes.

Pilen’s models and gents/ladies come in various Standard Colours based on our forecast of expected demand for a model with that specific colour. Painting of frames, forks, and parts is done on a rolling schedule where a standard colour is painted in one day at East Coast Industrial Coatings in Västervik.

The table further down the page shows which Standard Colours the models are available in with a normal delivery time of 1-2 weeks, i.e. bikes we can build with painted parts we have in stock. It also shows which colours are Plus Colours with longer delivery times (but no additional cost).

Pilen paints at East Coast Industrial Coatings in Västervik.
The powder coatings are from Axalta’s facility in Västervik.
T = Available Standard Colour with normal delivery time

The model is available in that Standard Colour with a normal delivery time of 2-4 weeks.

PF = Plus Colour

NOTE: We are currently revising our colour selection process. Plus Colour may affect the delivery time to the end customer. Plus Colour does not affect the price to the end customer.

R = Backordered

The model cannot be delivered at the moment.

ColoursLyx LadiesLyx GentsGT LadiesGT GentsGTV LadiesGTV GentsEL1
Black RAL 9005» Show all bikes with this colorTTTTTTPF
Red RAL 3004 » Show all bikes with this colorTPFPFPFTTPF
Green RAL 6005 » Show all bikes with this colorTTTTTTPF
Blue RAL 5001 » Show all bikes with this colorTTPFPFPFPFPF
Grey RAL 7022 » Show all bikes with this colorPFPFPFPFPFPFPF
Creme RAL 1015 » Show all bikes with this colorTTPFPFTTPF
Pink RAL 3015T
Light Green RAL 6021 » Show all bikes with this colorTPFPFPFPFPFPF
Light Blue RAL5024 » Show all bikes with this colorPFPFPFPFPFPFPF
Duragreen » Show all bikes with this colorTTTTTTT
Durablue » Show all bikes with this colorTTTTTTT
Exclusive Colour: profile colour or custom chosen colour can be quoted

Pilen can also paint one or more bikes in any desired colour – we call this Exclusive Colour – if we receive the name and RAL colour of the paint. This is done, for example, when Pilen produces Company Bikes where the customer wants their own profile colour. Painting in Exclusive Colours incurs an additional cost which is quoted to the customer upon request – after we have checked the availability of the colour with East Coast Industrial Coatings in Västervik, Sweden, and possibly with Axalta. The cost is always quoted and includes a fixed setup cost and a cost per bike. Note: the customer must specify the RAL colour for the Exclusive Colour. An RGB code or web colour code is not sufficient.

Normal colour scheme Pilen Lyx

The normal colour scheme for Lyx means that the frame and fork are painted in the chosen colour. Chainguard, mudguards, and carrier are painted in Black RAL 9005.

Normal colour scheme Pilen GT and Pilen GTV

The normal colour scheme for GT and GTV means that the frame and fork are painted in the chosen colour. The mudguards are matte-polished bare stainless steel. The rotating chainguard and wire model carrier are not painted.

Normal colour scheme Pilen EL1

The normal colour scheme for EL1 means that the frame, carrier, and fork are painted in the chosen colour. Chainguard, mudguards, and carrier are painted in Black RAL 9005.

Photographs with Standard Colours and Plus Colours

You can best see a bicycle’s colour in outdoor photographs. The perception of a colour on a curved frame tube depends on light and surroundings. In sunlight, colours appear warmer, and in grey weather, more neutral. Below, you can see the different Standard Colours and Plus Colours. The bikes shown may be older models with outdated equipment details. The colours are what we want to showcase. Choose your colour on the right.

Black RAL 9005

Blue RAL 5001

Red RAL 3004

Green RAL 6005

Light Green RAL 6021

Gray RAL 7022

Light Blue RAL 5024

Creme RAL 1015

Photos with Examples of Exclusive Colours: Profile Colours and Custom Colours

Orange RAL 2000

Company Bike Firmapilen Orange RAL 2000. Extra equipped: Exclusive Colour Single Colour Bike, Saddle Brooks B67 Honey Genuine Leather, Sign, Creme Balloon Tyres, Atran Cargo Jumbo Basket Front Carrier with Wooden Base. Painted in frame colour, Double Stand Atran Moove, Cork Handles Herrmans.
Company Bike Firmapilen Orange RAL 2000. Extra equipped: Exclusive Colour Single Colour Bike, Saddle Brooks B67 Honey Genuine Leather, Sign, Creme Balloon Tyres, Atran Cargo Jumbo Basket Front Carrier with Wooden Base. Painted in frame colour, Double Stand Atran Moove, Cork Handles Herrmans.

White RAL 9003

Pilen Lyx White RAL 9003. Extra equipped: Exclusive Colour Single Colour Bike, Bell Crane Bell Suzu Copper.
Pilen Lyx White RAL 9003. Extra equipped: Exclusive Colour Single Colour Bike, Bell Crane Bell Suzu Copper.

Red RAL 3002

Pilen EL1 Red RAL 3002
Pilen EL1 Red RAL 3002. Creme tyres. Atran front carrier. Atran central stand. Silver rims. Grips Primero.