The man in the picture above is one Christopher Igleheart-bike builder, steel bender, and artist. Soooo, why is he gracing these pages before you? Seiler, Fatty, Zack and myself will be riding some sweet steel Igleheart cross bikes this year. I'll go ahead and use a word thats lately been overused "bespoke". This is truly in the definition of the word. These bikes are being made for us, from our specific measurements. Instead of thinking "gee, Im kindof a 54...whats that mean in this brand??" The bikes are being created around our specific anatomies(yes, Zacks is ridiculously sized like his mtb). I've never had a custom made bike before, so I dont know if this is the norm but we have had a lot of back and forth dialog between Christopher and the group, as well as input from Marcus Moran who did the measurements. Its been a lot of fun discussing options and bike fit. It wont be long beofre you see quite a group of Rogue Racers lining up on these beautiful steel beasts. Im not setting timelines, I'd rather have it right than right now. Besides, I dont want to rush thru this process. Its been too much fun.
As far as going to steel bikes when so many of our frienemies on other teams are headed to carbon? I guess we'll see what happens, but Im betting that a bespoke racing bike will make it more about the rider than a carbon mass produced bike. I dont want anyone to think I've gone anti-carbon...I love me some crabon. I'll probably be mixing carbon and steel to get the best of both worlds.
I cant wait for the fall....I guess Id better not skip that training ride tonight.
Check out all of the great rolling artwork at Christophers site www.iglebike.com
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