The Custom Rebuild

So earlier on I let everyone know that I was going to race again this year, and I was looking forward to getting some new bikes and preparing for the year. Along with that comes the uncontrollable urge to take the bikes apart, modify each and every piece looking for ways to make them faster, lighter, stronger, and of course better looking. If you don't look great flying across the finish line, well then you just look bad !

So I striped down the Ironhorse frame, made some modifications with the help of the great guys at http://www.kreater.com/ and also got a great powedercoat / clear coat custom paint job for the frame. Powdercoat is an awesome look for those who have never seen it. They strip the frame down to bare mettle with sand blasting, spray it with a custom mixed powder of paint that adheres to the surface, then bake it around 500 Degrees for some time. this baking effectively opens the porous surface of the frame and melts the paint right on. This leaves an incredibly deep paint color, and after you put on the clear coat for extra shine... well it just looks awesome.

So now that I have the frame back, I am beginning to rebuild the bike and have some other small plans for getting the weight down and strength up. I am adding a full titanium bolt kit to the bike replacing all the old steel bolts to hopefully save around a pound. Carbon seat post should help save some weight as well. I might even have the guys are Kreater C&C me some parts out of aluminium to shave more weight off around the headset and other various parts.

I will keep everyone posted as the build continues, and up to date on my training schedule. For those of you who are interested I am currently running 18 K now on Sundays!

This is the first year I have added running to my training guidelines, so hopefully it helps. It does get boring running alone, so anyone interested just let me know and I will come join you for a run.

Come keep me company people !