[splat]

Today I pulled the trigger and got my Self a New Road frame .

This has been at my LBS for about a year and a half . it isa Sales Dem0, 2003 Raleigh professional. when He first got it it he wanted like $500 for it , gradually it has come down. But last friday he offered it to me for $200 ( still had a $350 Tag on it ) and then having a real crappy 19 Hour day at work yester day , I did it ! it is a 59 CM , Columbus Zona tubing , Carbon Fork, Integrated Columbus Head set.

 

[BAH]

looks very nice!

 

[blue]

Mmm...brazed steel rear end bonded to an al front end? If so, that bike should ride like butter.

 

[splat]

Mmm...brazed steel rear end bonded to an al front end? If so, that bike should ride like butter.

fork is carbon , rest of Bike is steel

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

Nice frame Spalt. Make sure you post up pics when it's bulit you bike whore !

 

[Trainwreck]

Sweet!

That will make one great ride.Way to wait it out, quite the bargain.
It's amazing what a really garbage day at work will do for you.

Enjoy!

 

[TreeSaw]

Sounds like quite a bargain! Congratulations!

 

[Echo]

Nice!

Now that that Taiwan sticker off the headtube!

 

[sanjuro]

Sh*t, that is a nice looking frame. Who ever advised you about this is a genius!

 

[Westy]

Nice frame. I'd like to get a steel roadie at some point other than my current roadie works just fine right now and probably will for many many years to come.

 

[loco-gringo]

Nice, splat.

Westy, I have been riding some carbon and aluminum bikes out with a guy trying bikes and I like my IRD Impala steel bike way better.

I suspect that this guy that has been looking will be buying an 07 closeout in 2012, no faster than we are choosing now. I have now spent nearly 8 hours with him and still no choice has been made.

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

what makes you like the steel over the others ?

 

[MMcG]

Nice frame splat! What are you going to adorn it with? New stuff or old stuff?

 

[Westy]

Nice, splat.

Westy, I have been riding some carbon and aluminum bikes out with a guy trying bikes and I like my IRD Impala steel bike way better.

I suspect that this guy that has been looking will be buying an 07 closeout in 2012, no faster than we are choosing now. I have now spent nearly 8 hours with him and still no choice has been made.

I'm sure a steel bike would be much nicer, especially considering the length of rides I prefer. I just like my current road bike enough that I don't want to spend money on a new one. Actually I have a suspension seatpost on the the roadie now. I wanted to try a saddle that was on the post and was too lazy to change posts, I have also been too lazy to change posts since. I just cranked up the preload so it doesn't really make any difference, I kind of like doing things to garner hard core roadie disgust too.

 

[Ocron]

Very nice Splat. I'll be looking for this on Clinton St. when I'm driving into work early. Actually you'll be probably be able to leave later now.

 

[Rip]

Very nice.

 

[BurlyShirley]

Damn. I want a road bike. A steel one like that. NICE.

 

[Westy]

How tall are you Splat? 59cm is kind of big?

 

[splat]

Nice frame splat! What are you going to adorn it with? New stuff or old stuff?

I would love to put a Nice new set of campy Carbon Record on it , but lets be real.

So it will be Old stuff, going to Move my campy grupo off of my Trek 2200 on this . any one intrested in a 58 CM trek 2200 frame ?

Damn. I want a road bike. A steel one like that. NICE.

he still has a 56 cm Frame just like that one

Very nice Splat. I'll be looking for this on Clinton St. when I'm driving into work early. Actually you'll be probably be able to leave later now.

Have you been seeing me on my Commute ?

How tall are you Splat? 59cm is kind of big?

6 foot , I have been riding a 58 C2C for ever ! this is 59 C2T, and I put mext to my Current ( 58 CM trek 2200 ) and geometry wise they look the same

 

[Ocron]

Have you been seeing me on my Commute ?

Ya, I've passed you 3 times in the past few weeks in almost the same exact spot.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Very nice frame.

Nice!

Now that that Taiwan sticker off the headtube!

If it's made in Taiwan, why not say so?

 

[Wumpus]

If it's made in Taiwan, why not say so?

...because it is a tacky looking sticker on the front of the headtube???

 

[McGRP01]

Congrats!!!

 

[jdcamb]

...because it is a tacky looking sticker on the front of the headtube???

Thats funny. I peel them off at the shop so when the bike comes back in. I am pretty sure I built it as nobody else at the shop does it.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

congrats on the new frame i will only ride a steel road frame. esp when you get into riding ny back roads.

 

[loco-gringo]

I had a guy that barely spoke English concerned that our bikes are all made overseas. I thought it was quite ironic, since he and his wife spoke a language that sounded much like Russian.

 

[loco-gringo]

Damn. I want a road bike. A steel one like that. NICE.

I have a steel one you can own. neaky:

 

[Wumpus]

Mmm...brazed steel rear end bonded to an al front end? If so, that bike should ride like butter.

Zona is steel; Zonal is aluminum.

 

[C.P.]

Nice frame Splaticus, 'like the dropouts & unique tube shapes used on DT & TT, nice touches.

 

[splat]

...because it is a tacky looking sticker on the front of the headtube???

I agree its Gone ! along with the Sticker that Says:

• Read users manual before operating
• Always Wear a Helmet
• wet rims increas stopping distance
• riding at night is dangerous.

 

[Serial Midget]

OK then where are the pics of the build? $200.00 for a frame of that quality is a smoking good deal. Its all who you know and how long you'll wait...

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

OK then where are the pics of the build? $200.00 for a frame of that quality is a smoking good deal. Its all who you know and how long you'll wait...

well i'll be damn, its Midget....where you been?

 

[loco-gringo]

Nice, splat.

Westy, I have been riding some carbon and aluminum bikes out with a guy trying bikes and I like my IRD Impala steel bike way better.

I suspect that this guy that has been looking will be buying an 07 closeout in 2012, no faster than we are choosing now. I have now spent nearly 8 hours with him and still no choice has been made.

Well, I sold my IRD since this came about and am building up a Masi Gran Criterium as we speak. I'll have pics tomorrow.

 

[buildyourown]

Somebody lost their ass on that frame.
You can't buy that tubeset for $200.

 

[Serial Midget]

well i'll be damn, its Midget....where you been?

Selling shoes and minting coin.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Running?

 

[Serial Midget]

Running?

No. My new career of International Shoe Salesman to the Stars has forced me to give up my rural digs in favor of a more cosmopolitan locale. There I ran into Dummmbikes while eating fish tacos at Taco Del Mar and he told me that Splat sored a cool new frame. I put off the cloven foot beauties and logged on only to discover that the monkey icon has been changed! Cool frame though... don't cha think?

 

[splat]

This over due. But now the weather in Nice , and I finished putting it all together. took it on friday for a commute to work then yesterday took ourt for a real shakedown a 62 Mile ( 100 KM ) ride. Really felt nice, coming form a CF frame to Steel , it Sounded really different .

Campy and leather goodness! The was the Big hold up . I finally found a Place that had the Catgut thread I needed to relace my Handlebars. I bought the whole roll of the stuff!!!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Very nice bike; your tires make my eyes hurt.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

tires, waterbottle cage, and computer look really bad. put a nice black small computer on, black tires, and a nicer cage.