35 might be the new 25 but I had my first ti-buy mid-life crisis at 31 :eek:

EDIT: oh crap, i'm 32. oops.

I was assuming he'd take it as good natured kidding, rather than abuse. Despite having the patience of a saint, I think that he sees a little bit of humor mixed in with the angst.

Happy birthday, by the way. And when you're done with those dumbbells, can you roll them over my way? (I'll work up to lifting them next week.) I'm tired of my arm warmers constantly sliding down!

Happy Birthday dude! :beer:

No mention of the frame maker. Looks like a TST; one of the left over Mongoose frames. Good stuff.

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3..... (checking to make sure my camera works)

The bars came in, and I fit the new shifters, just to see how they will look. :D

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.

Nice...and damn you. I've had my Alanera and Record shifters for a year and have contemplated putting them on just for fun a thousand times over.

Way to rub it in.

Any thought of putting those bars on Trinity? Is the stem the right length for him/her?

55/Rad

I thought about it, but they are a bit heavier than the USE bars on Trinity, and I kind of want to keep Trinity as my weight-weenie bike. They are also 44cm, one size wider than before. I thought I would try a slightly wider bar to see how they feel. So far, they seem fine, though not yet on the bike.

As for rubbing it in. Well, I am planning on having the bike painted and riding by Spring. You know, Spring.... 2006. ;)

What, another bike?? :eek:

Obsessive-Compulsive at it's worst!

:rolleyes:

Hey Patriot, are you willing to reveal your paint plans? What color?

I think I remember you mentioning you had a plan ready.

Only the few who are priviledged, shall know of my plans.

hehehe.

Well, after wiping the slobber off my desk I'll just say this bike is going to be something special (love the bars and shifters). Can't wait to see it completed. Congrats and Happy birthday. :D

I'll ask a completely original question...who makes the frame? :D

What???? Is it Patriot's birthday AGAIN? Seems like we did this last month.

Geez the time flies by.

55/Rad

keep it bare!

or try to paint it to keep with the Ti natural color. yeah. DO IT! :D

Looks pretty sweet. What bars are those? How is the design for the paint coming, settle on anything yet?

Dammit, man, who made the frame?!?!?!

OK, OK!!!!

This is where the frames are made. Right here in Kennewick WA.

http://www.titaniumsports.com/

Wow, who would of thought that there would be a titanium bike frame shop in the
Tri-Cities!

HERE WE GO!!!

If y'all thought the old Centurion was my only project, you thought wrong. :D The carbon forks are sanded, ready to paint. The frame is taped off, and a base coat of white and yellow-gold is applied.

The Fast Attack is slowly resurfacing. ;)

Just ask 55/Rad how many drawings, sketches and ideas I went through before I finally got what I wanted. He gave me lots of great insight, and some good ideas for making it turn out the way I wanted it too. For those of you wondering. I spent weeks trying to come up with the design I wanted. I wanted to keep some Ti bare, yet create a theme for what I wanted to honor and project.

So, after a few days of painting, I now have the Navy Blue panels and Gold pinstriping complete. The taping is removed, and some touch-ups have been made. She's now ready for decals and clear coating. Hopefully I will get some clear coat for this weekend. Spring is coming, and I need to get this girl done. I want to put it through the ringer, and see how it performs.

The last pic of the forks is outside in the sun. The blue is a little nicer than it shows. For some reason, the camera didn't show off the blue as beautiful as it really is.

A year and and a half ago I celebrated age 30 withmy first road bike which has inspired me thru thousands of miles and the loss of around 40 lbs.

I expect 35 will be a good time to give the bike some more company :).

Happy Birthday Patriot!!!

Happy Happy Birthday!!!!!

Somehow I sense Trinity will be jealous over these developments. Not that it's a bad thing. ;) I'm gonna go paint my Litespeed now. :D

Wow Patriot....truly original. I love what you did with the fork.

Just tell your better half that life is for living, and that you're not getting younger. Also, tell her that if you can have the cool bike stuff, you promise not to ask for a car later. My wife found that logic appealing.

The only problem is what you'll do when you turn 40....