RyanITV ,
I looked at one this afternoon and the graphics don't line up. Makes sense I guess that the flat layout in illustrator would be a royal pain.
I would think after doing the same bike two or three times you would have a near perfect pattern laid out in illustrator... so all the graphics piece together nicely. A race team typically has 4 bikes... so the last one would be the only one that is perfect.. then you would want to redo the first three. Since we don't pay our graphic design interns, Ill simply make an intern figure it all out before they are allow to invoice.
I have not had the opportunity to speak to a production artist that specializes in vinyl graphic application. I have seen some killer work on monster trucks.... all the NASCAR racers use vinyl... The Safety First bikes (which I bought one) all utilize vinyl.