Imagine if you had the chance to own a prototype Braun SK55 or Eames chair and the proceeds of your purchase went directly towards helping refugees on the other side of the world.

Thats what Garrett Chow is attempting to accomplish by selling a very special bike, I stop just short of saying historic - time will tell if that is the case. If you don't know who Chow is, and you are reading this article on this particular cycling lifestyle magazine, then let me bring you up to speed with this incredible designer, cyclist and from what I've heard by my friends back in SF, a really sweet guy - that is not to suggest I put him on a pedestal, he is human just like you and me, but as a designer he is a good example of someone to pay attention to on instagram at the very least (and to be honest, he is hard to find elsewhere).

In a nutshell, Chow was and is a founding member of a San Francisco based crew called Mash which helped bring Cinelli back to the table for a lot of people - cyclists and otherwise. Later he became a designer at Specialized until about 2013. Now if you want a glimpse into his carefully curated world, you'll just have to find him on instagram, where he has over 20,000 followers.

Now, today, like right now, he's auctioning his personal Specialized Tarmac SL3, which he hand designed in a crusade at Specialized in order to help direct the company in a fresh new direction, the results of which we see today can partly be attributed to Chow, with their bright and colorful range featuring many colors other than black, white, and red.