After Hours - Bahnrad

Shortly after the last post we got word of our first velodrome session, the painter busted out a spontaneous 5th paint job on this in the space of 24h, I collected at 5pm and had it built up and on the boards by 7 and have been happily riding the track 2/3 times a week ever since :)

I kept just getting wrapped up in the riding and forgetting to take a photo but last night got around to it:

The palette is based on the artwork of Leon Berkowitz:

The painter knows I'm a fan of Berkowitz but this paintjob was a complete surprise for me and I'm stoked on it...exactly what I was originally hoping for: that my friend has artistic freedom and used it to create something unique, fun and totally to my tastes!

The bike rides good too ;)

Tonight is the last track session of the year so I'll be taking the bike back to the workshop afterwards to fettle and take some proper photos.

To do:

• trim steerer
  
• swap out tyres for some Veloflex records: currently on corsas but the rubber's looking a little old after sitting around so long (plus records should be FAST so I'm excited to try them out)
  
• experiment with saddles: I ride a Fizik Antares on all my other bikes, it works for me: super long rides, day in-day out, on/off road - I'm happy but not on the track... I'm curious to try some of the new breed short nose saddles here, if anyone has recommendations/success with them on the track I'd be keen to hear!