haydon_peter Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Since getting into downhill I have always liked Iron Horse Sunday's. At the end of the summer I decided to start looking for one on the second hand market. The market was littered with heaps of shit and anything nice was either overpriced or the wrong size! Eventually this immaculate looking bike appeared on ebay at an OK price so I clicked buy it now and hoped the listing was accurate. The bike arrived and it had barely been used! I then spent the next 2 weeks swapping parts from my Glory and sorting a few brand new parts to get the bike how I wanted it. I have only had the chance to go out on it for a few hours since completing it but I loved it! First impressions are that the bike is much more stable than the Glory and it feels like I should get used to the bike fairly quickly. There are still a few changes and upgrades in the pipeline but for now the project is complete and I am looking forward to riding it loads when the clocks change and the evenings get lighter! The ebay purchase: The completed bike for the time being: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 That looks really nice, that. Makes mine look all old and rubbish Need to cut down the steerer though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 That looks really nice, that. Makes mine look all old and rubbish Need to cut down the steerer though Cheers. I'm really happy with the bike, it seems that good things come to those who wait! I know the steerer is a bit long. I got my friend that works in the LBS to fit the headset and cut the steerer while I was at work, the forks were new so the steerer was about 60mm longer than it is now. Cutting the steerer shorter is high on my list of things to do! I'm also on the look out for a Thomson seat post, E13 LG1+ chain guide and eventually a Hope Pro2 rear hub. Oh and I want to get a smaller close ratio cassette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Very nice, I was looking at the shorter travel iron horse a couple of years ago (forget what they're called now), I think at the time Iron Horse were going down the pan - did that happen or did they get rescued? Man I want a fun bike again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelistic Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Nice, I've got one very similar but I've not really added anything much so still has the Totem forks. I'd like some DH forks ideally though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Very nice, I was looking at the shorter travel iron horse a couple of years ago (forget what they're called now), I think at the time Iron Horse were going down the pan - did that happen or did they get rescued?They did go down the pan but the name is now used for a range of budget bikes. This is a 2009 frame, 2009 was the final year the Sunday was produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 That is sexual chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Much neater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Took a quick photo today before I packed the bike up for my flight, next week the bike will be taken down proper mountains in Whistler! Updates: Wider bars, Thomson seat post, TFTuned rear shock, Minion DHF rear tyre and some roadie bar tape for chain stay protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykid009 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Had a guy come into the shop today with a pristine Iron horse Warrior 6.0 today, asking for a service. It was bloody lurvely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 nice man that looks lovely, ive been looking at dh bikes for ages and completely agree with you there are a lot of over priced ones on ebay or a lot of P.O.S. about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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