there you go

How did I miss that? Oh well. On with the search for cool looking clinchers.

56cm Black IRO frame/fork
Velocity Deep V's (IRO hubs)
Chris King nothreadset (1-1/8")
Nitto Noodle bars
3T Mutant stem (110cm)
Thomson Elite seatpost
Selle Italia SLR saddle
Bontrager cross crank (46T;175mm)
Crank Bros eggbeaters
Dura-Ace lockring & cog (15T)

bosoxyacht, that's probably the best saddle I've ever seen.

Thank you. I really wanted an old perforated white Regal, but this is the way they're made now.

oh ****, I figured something that awesome would surely be out of production

off to uhh...not buy one....yeah...

gotta Love the ASTANA color scheme

Don't you mean John Deere color scheme?

Ok so I am getting pretty tired of all the delays in my build...wait all this freaking time for the frame and the group and you would think I would have this bike together by now. Currently my IRO is sitting at my LBS waiting for a headset...my Miche was messed up and the LBS wouldn't install it...to try and speed the process I had them order a FSA Orbit X to install but even it wont be in until later this week (thought King was overkill and the only other thing they had was a super cheap Aheadset). But even if I had the frame with the headset installed I still don't have my rims...they were supposed to come last week but they didn't show up.

I just want to ride my fixie...

Had my frame to the LBS this weekend to get prepped. The silver cane creek S6 looks great against the black. Speaking of paint, I noticed the paint on my frame seems to ship fairly easy. Anyone one have the same experience?

same here i'm still waiting on headset and cranks to be delivered and then i need to fixxer a spinergy rear and assemble

i can't ****in wait to get off the road bike and back onto the fixed

I now have a small chip on the front dropout. I agree, paint goes pretty easy.

Oh, btw, for those who also play on velospace, I made a cluster for the BFSSFG IRO's. Join up @ https://velospace.org/viewcluster?c=124

I'll have pictures of my build up once I have a way to get them off my camera.

you are right, I checked the color of the frame again, it is green. I thought it was Blue.

yeah they're not primed. they're going to chip like crazy. oh well we got what we paid for.

I tried clear coating mine and effed it all up--however, after applying generous amount of rubbing compund, the frame is now a litty glossy black with tiny sparkles---which, oddly enough matches the paint scheme on my car almost perfectly. So at least I can use the touch up paint from that to fix the chips

My is already pretty ****ed up from rotafixing some cogs off (I couldn't find my chainwhip). It was bound to happen sooner or later - so why delay the inevitable?

mine's famous!

https://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007...og-titans.html

but i'm a little disappointed at the comment on my bike. dude, is that all you could come up with?

well is it?

Well, I am definately going to get the award for last to finish. I am still waiting for my wheels (black anondized aeros) and need to get a seatpost and seat, extra washer for the brake, new stem, and bar tape.

But i couldn't resist seeing what this might look like, so here are some pics of the bike so far in various stages of undress.

Frame out of box:



Frame after I got too crazy with the clear coat




Frame after I tried to fix the paint job and had the BB and headset installed:







Frame w/ various parts:



Skeleton" of frame w/ old wheelset:

Mine might be too. When I was at my LBS today there was a local "newspaper" writer there taking photos and comments from all present. Maybe it'll make the print.

Am I the 1st to ride a century on a GB IRO?

A better photo, I took at a desert oasis during the IRO's maiden voyage(117.7miles).


62cm green IRO frameset
Miche BB
Miche 1.125" threadless headset
Miche crankset 175mm
Miche 46t chainring
Miche 1/8" chain
Miche hubs
Mavic Reflex rims
DT Swiss 14/15 spokes with brass nipples
Vittoria Tubular tires
Soma 20t cog
Thomson X-4 stem
Profile Airwing OS 42cm handlebars
Thomson Elite seat post
Selle San Marco Regal Ti saddle
Wellgo clipless pedals (Delta style)
Soma TT brake levers(one is a dummy lever)
Campagnolo Athena Monoplaner front brake

I think I need to buy a brake cable too

Your pics are on lockdown.

did you ride 117.7 miles without the brake cable?

Yup.

It was a route that I do once a month on my road bike(it's fairly easy), but it kicked my ass riding it fixed. Not being able to coast on the DHs (+ resting the tush) and having to use leg power to control my speed was brutal. My legs were shaking after the final 6.5 mile descent.

BoSox that bike looks great. Now where are my parts? I'm still waiting on a HS, rims for my wheel build and tires...bar tape as well but I will just pick that up at the LBS when I pick up my frame once they get the HS installed.

Are they working now?