brunop

just wanted to get all misty-eyed about my ride. my jamie roy rides like a f******* dream. the brooks saddle is breakin' in so my ass feels good on it now. i was in da zone last night. some good hills where i live in somerville, ma and the bullhorns were showin' me some serious dap gettin' up 'em. i was feelin' GOOD lemme tell ya. i made an excuse to run some errands like gettin' wine for my weekly (sometimes twice weekly) wine and spaghetti dinners. i really didn't need any more wine (as i already had a bottle or two plus some tuckerman's ale) but i went anyway as an excuse to ride. damn, it was a nice nighttime ride around town takin' the long way and all. just wanted to share that.

i love that bike like a son. i really do. or more. it's all i can think about.

bvancouv

Tony says he has my new Mark V on the bench right now. Owwww the waiting huurrttss.....

TN!

last night was really a great night to ride. i took my mark v to brighton and back with the only excuse being because i felt like it. good to hear from another overly satisfied iro owner

stickyfoot

My IRO is still in pieces from the flying it home from Chicago in two boxes. But Tony might be pleased to hear that my Mark V got third place in the MNG Alleycat, and second place in trackstands.

go4broke44

it seems like everyone in boston has an IRO these days, haha. everywhere you look, theres the black frame with the white letters. don't get me wrong, my frame is awesome, although lately i've been thinking about either painting it like bright green or blue, or covering it completely in beer bottle labels. i dunno, something to make it my own unique bike.

darkmother

Yep, you said it. I love my JR. Awesome handling bike. Makes me smile every time I get on it.

stickyfoot

This is exactly why I covered my logos in electrical tape. No offense to Tony, or the company, but I felt like I was a clone of everybody else's bike.

bvancouv

I was going to crack your sides up, but my image search for 'half man half bike' came up empty.

stickyfoot

That would've been genius! Bring on the photoshoppers!

BostonFixed

Bikes are fun to ride.

commuteORdie

bike love <3

TN!

i completely agree. lately i have been seeing tons of mark v's and most of them with riser bars. ive been theinking about swtching mine back to bull horns.

Lunigma

wait are you saying there's a new mark v coming out? like a new design? please don't let me down!

bvancouv

New to ME. not new.

Aeroplane

From some pics it looks like recent Mark V's have had straighter forks. Is there any truth to this?

queerpunk

yes. it's not on the website but tony offers a steel straight-blade fork. it's got angle where the blades meet the steerer--tony told me that it has the same rake as the raked fork. except that the blades are straight, and straight blades are pretty.

yo la tengo, me gusta mucho.

aeser

i love my mark V too. as does my cousin. both got them recently. we should start a boston IRO gang.

aeser

i have riser bars on mine. thinking of switching to bullhorns too at some point. so you won't be original then either. booga booga. i ceased caring about having different **** than everyone else in high school. screw it, it's a bike, it's not directly linked to my individuality.

bvancouv

personally I express my individuality with my funky clothes. Clothes are what really set you apart. That's how you can recognize other hip people- from their clothes.

brunop

i've ridden nekkid through jamaica plain late at night drunk.

stickyfoot

Have I even met you Bostonians? We should plan an all-IRO ride sometime. That'd rock.

aeser

i'm down

queerpunk

that's super dorky.



...and if i were in boston i'd join you.

TN!

yea yea

sers

haha i second that, cous. it would make for a cool picture on the IRO website if nothing else. i'd really like to get to know other boston fixie riders as well - i'm sure they could show me a thing or two.