matte black group buy

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2238/11qf7.jpg

has anyone else seen a group buy with decals before? this frame was recently sent to me as a replacement of my old bfssfg and i was surprised by the iro logos.

^^^hawt!! well done.

Somebody's jealous they didn't think of this first.

But seriously, I can see this setup working just fine, but I'm also a visionary. I think it looks cool!

My own fixie / coastie:
Surly Steamroller
Soma "3-speed bar" (a.k.a. moustache bar)
Sturmey drum brake front hub, reverse lever
powdercoated Alex 700c rims, Kenda Kwest 38mm tires
Sugino crank / MKS pedals
Brooks B-17
Gearing: 48-18 which has proven to be just right, overall!
Fixie wheel: Miche track hub
Coastie wheel: Velosteel hub

Your bike looks good.
How are those bars working out?
I was considering them because I thought they looked similar to the Lauterwasser Bars but seeing them on your bike makes me think otherwise. They look good, but seem to bend forward more than I was hoping for.

Yeah, I saw them... after I'd already received the City Bar. *sigh*

i was actually going to say on first glance "a group buy with logos???"

Thanks. The reach forward is similar to drop bars. They are nice for riding fast, but I have thought about flipping them over so they are not as low.
The threadless stem spoils the vintage vibe, sigh.

Muttley: I thought about building a fixed gear with a drum hub. I am glad someone else did it. I wanted to do it with drop bars, but tektro is the only company that makes drop bar levers that have the appropriate cable pull, and they are ugly.

A random shot of my work in progress:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...yataAlley2.jpg

1980's Miyata frame that was acquired by a bike shop and built up then sold to me. Its cool because the frame is brand new, I am thinking its was a blemished frame that was never sold to the public because I noticed a little misalignment with the rear wheel to rear brake hole I cant get straight. I love it. Up soon, some shiny chrome drops and a nicer looking seat.

I used a Tektro reverse (tri bar) lever. I think that the brake really needs a V-brake lever, now that I have used it. I tried to contact SA beforehand about which lever to use, and they couldn't tell me...

Just got through building up my Surly Cross-check SS. Use it mostly for commuting and light trails. Custom powder-coat...not stock.
http://bulldance.net/Surly.jpg

More pics of that please, looks good.

Did you powder coat the headset cups?!

Couple more from that night (pics came out grainy so they only look good in this size)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ataAlley35.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...yataAlley4.jpg

And a close up of the frame and my drunken idea to put duct tape stripes with black pinstriping. Actually came out looking kinda cool.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...taFrame800.jpg

those Miyata frames are money. I built one up and sold it, but it rode like a dream for a conversion. might want to check out that misalignment though..

is that a campy record brake?

It's a Campy Chorus.

heres my new bike, got a great deal on CL, nothing out of the norm here.
pretty much all stock except the mks cages/red straps...

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...MG000032-1.jpg

new saddle, handlebars, wheelset on the way

[bars look sad] ;^)

sad and not installed correctly.

So. The other day I got this
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../frejus001.jpg
A 1960s Frejus track bike with all the fixin's. Was in the guys garage for over 15 years untouched.

Tonight at work I decided to see how the chrome was under that reddish orange paint job.. This is what I started to get! Looks like the paint actually saved the chrome!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ks/frejus2.jpg

He also had the NITTO NJS drops wrapped so well that theres not even a scratch on them. Those bars are well over 20 years old!

Will post more pics when I strip the whole frame and clean it off. :metal:

^^^nice find.

amazing!

Strip that fork and ride it chromed. Or did you plan on doing that to the entire frame/fork? Looks real sharp. Those are the kind of bikes that LBS's hang in a display case in the window.