I Want to Ride My Bicycle

I Want to Ride My Bicycle
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Amazing design.

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A sad day...

Ok, when I got to work, I told my coworker how much I loved his bike.  He told me he talked to his buddy, Nomco, and said he's out of IRO Mark V's.  Apparently he is selling more than Tony at IRO is and is getting the run around, but for me to come to his shop and see what he's gots.

Crap.

What about my all black stealth bomber?  Is it a lost dream?  I like the orange Angus he has but it's not drilled for brakes and I'm not a fixie nut [yet].

Well, I'll let you know what I find.

Test Ride

I took my coworkers Iro out for a test ride this evening. It rides great, although I need a longer seatpost. I took it to my friend Bob's house to talk about mountain biking then I had to run over my other buddies house, Josh to talk about wedding plans for our friend Matt. Wow, a lot of friends in that paragraph!

Anyway it was great. As I was leaving Bob's house, I called Matt & Josh and told them I was riding my bike and asked how long they thought it would take. They estimated over 45 minutes and I thought it sounded right but I would try my best.

Well, I got there in 22 minutes. One gear. Iro is right; one gear is really all you need. I got some serious speed and there were no hills that I had to stop on. I just stood up and mashed.

So, here is a map from Google Maps. It's just a screen cap.

Bike for a friend.

A buddy of mine had to get rid of his old road bike but after seeing how interested I am in getting my Iro built, he was looking around for a good singlespeed himself.

I found one I knew he would like though, the Jamis Sonik.  The only thing is, is that it's brand new and not cheap!  We'll find him something similar though, any ideas?

Jump for Jamis.

Pic from Fixed Gear Gallery.

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