Unexpected bike purchase

I went into work last Fri, fully expecting to purchase a custom-painted Gary Fisher Ziggurat frame. Unfortunately, after emailing the warranty lady, she tells me that the 06 Zigg frames only come with disc brake tabs - no v brake studs. So I am SOL it would seem. A few hours later, one of the Project One guys comes over to tell us that he has a 17.5" 9.9 that was just returned to Trek by a dealer in FL. Seems that this particular 9.9 was actually built up and painted specifically for the P1 website as a 'model' bike, then shipped off to this dealer, where it proceeded to sit in a box for 3 months. The dealer then shipped it back to Trek without telling the P1 guys. So they were kind of upset, and they wanted to unload it for cheaper than the cost of a normal 9.9. It came spec'd very differently than a normal 9.9 or 9.8. XT Rapidfire instead of Dual Control, Hayes HFX 9 Carbon brakes instead of Shimano, etc. So I decided to take it off their hands for them. :) Here is the picture of it that was taken from the Project One website.

And here is a closeup of the headtube flames. They start at the front with a kind of goldish/yellow flame, then darken into a red flame.
I am already planning some modifications to it, taking some parts from the IF, some new parts, etc. Taking the Flite, Salsa Scandium stem, EC90 hbar, 959 pedals, King headset, and Mythos from the IF. Already ordered a new Fox F80RLT fork for it (the 06 are already out of stock, so I am getting an 07 in a few weeks with the new white color). Wheels are being ordered from the SBS; King ISO disc hubs with 717 disc rims. I will pick them up when I am home in a few weeks. Other than that, lots of parts will be sold from both this bike and the IF. So, if you need anything from either bike, give me a holler and we can work something out. :)

I will be racing/riding the IF until I get the fork and wheels for the 9.9 and can then swap out all the other parts. I'm looking forward to riding it! I hadn't really planned on getting another P1 bike, but the deal was just too good to pass up. It will also be interesting to ride disc brakes for the first time on my race bike. We'll see how that goes.

In other, non-bike-related news, I saw today that Gordon Lightfoot tickets are now officially on sale for his Sept 21st concert at the Overture Center. I am planning on going to buy tickets this Sat. If anyone wants to go with, I will buy tickets now so that we can all sit together. Just email me or let me know here. I was thinking of first row of the upper deck, or lower level.

In more bike-related news, congrats to Vino on surviving Trans-Iowa in monsoon-like weather conditions.