Powder Coat!!!

The frame and fork are at the powder coating shop!!!  Here they sit in the back of my car about to be hauled into the shop...

I stripped everything down to the frame and fork and took the two parts to Precision Powder in Spring, TX.  They had an awesome red-with-metallic-flake powder coat in stock, so I went with that... frame and fork.  It's the same as the red motorcycle frame in this picture (the picture is from the shop where I'm getting my frame and fork done...)

The guy said it would be about a week and a half... UGH!

Oh well, it will be worth the wait...

I also found a the perfect seat for the build... the Brooks B17 Special...

"The B17 is our flagship model, ideal for long distance spors touring, trekking and atb use. It has been on the market for over 100 years, being featured in as early as the 1898 catalogue ."

This is a pretty darned impressive YouTube clip about Brooks...

Part 1

Part 2

I think it'll look fantastic on the bike.  I sure do wish it was cheaper though...
I haven't purchased it yet... but maybe.

I also took the old quill over to J.K.'s shop, Gull Industries. (J.K. is another buddy from the gym).  He sand blasted the quill to remove some scratches.  We also were able to remove the word "Mongoose" from Dr. Josh's old bars with some Scotch-Brite pads.  I was able to polish the quill back to it's original shine prior to the sand blasting... so that'll all be good-to-go when the frame and fork come back from powder coat.

Now the waiting begins...

Here's some bike-porn to hold you over...
http://www.fixedgearbiking.co.uk/bike-porn/


Stay tuned...