We couldn't wait any longer... and you posted this in the workshop thread, so I give it here.

The first known picture of freeskihp's BFSSFG IRO???

And boy was it anti-climactic.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Also, I'm scrambling to throw together a cyclocross bike right now, so my BFSSFG build is even further down the priority list now.

I had a typo. Anti-climactic.
Feel better now?

Just noticed this thread:

sweet bike

But how could you have not noticed this thread---have you been under a rock the last two months?

Much!

Look at my join date .

one of the non-members that got in on the GB

that should of been unallowable.

somnambulant, where are you on this one?

bahahah.. Yeah, I figured I'm only allowed one gammar-nazi comment per day.

"gammar," 'eh?

I can't believe I missed that. Damn! lol

On a side: I still don't have my wheels and I am starting to get pissed off. You pay $400 for wheels,then you don't have them after over a month, and then UPS says they are lost. This is crap.

Yeah, that was on purpose, I swears!

Ugh! That sucks, dude. So, nobody's willing to claim responsibility? Gotta love the blame game.

He didn't say anything about spelling.

temp-build

i missed out on the buy (i would have gotten a 1" threaded), but i ordered a frameset from IRO this summer requesting a bike with no decals or badges and i'm wondering if i got one of the leftovers.

here are some pics:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/1035148...7601829399459/


DETAILS:
- flat black IRO "Mark V" frameset (no decals, name plates, etc)
- Mavic CXP22 wheels (new)
- flip/flop hub (new)
- Pake crankset 165mm/46tooth (new)
- surly 19 tooth cog for now (off old bike)
- quill pedals (off old bike)
- cane creek headset S3 (new)... threadless? the verdict is still out on this one. i'm open-minded.
- unknown stem (from bike co-op)
- chopped riser bars and grips (from co-op)
- sweet shimano bottom bracket cartridge (given to me)
- awesome shimano 105 brake given to me (with old co-op bmx lever from old bike)
- seat and post (from old bike)
- some janky as$ tires that i got for 1/2 price.. all black.. 700cX28 wide for cruising
- bmx chain (from old bike)
- new straps 1/2 off at some bike shop attached to old clips (from co-op)

so far, it is fuggin rad, but i am still new to using track geometry after 2 years on a roadie conversion. might put a 42 tooth chainring on and lower the teeth on the cog for a faster cadence... but for now, i just want to fugging ride it. ya know?

That doesn't look flat black. I have one. No reflection off my frame. Maybe I'm wrong.

Still it's a sweet ride.

oh, it's flat. that reflection just comes from the intense tucson sun.

.. and thanks for the compliment. it really is a step up from my Azuki conversion.

oh yeah... I just looked at your grips, or should I say at your bars through your grips!

Love that stem.

Hey folks, I was thinking of getting a brake for my commute to school because it's kinda crazy, will this one work with my groupbuy?

https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...e+Caliper.aspx

Trying to order caliper and lever from the same site.

pazzmore: that bar/stem/grip combo is awesome!

It's not really track geometry, per se, but certainly tighter than an Azuki.

Definitely not track geometry in the traditional sense (lots more slack geo on the track these days). It's actually most slack in the ST than my 1980s Fuji Palisade, which is hardly a sleek racing machine.