It’s that rascal,
The Jitterbug!
Should you catch him..
Buzzing round you..
Keep away from..
The Jitterbug!

Yes, an obscure Wizard of Oz reference, to a deleted musical number from the movie. (For those who don’t know, I have a soft spot for musicals!).

So it wasn’t quite as magical is clicking my heels together three times and making a wish, but thanks to a wonderful husband of mine, my wish of giving the Nomad a make-over has been fullfilled!

Gone is the “black chrome” paint job (a strange chameleon-like colour that looked black, green, or purple, depending on what direction the light was coming from), and say hello to Cola Red! (perhaps it should’ve been called Ruby Red to go with the Wizard of Oz theme here?..) – Cheers Procote Industries! Complete with a Nomad 2 sticker kit, and a “custom”  CELIA sticker, made from a DAKINE sticker we had lying around. And to complete the red theme, we’ve even got some Santa Cruz Peaty lock-ons!

Component-wise, it’s running pretty much the same main parts as before, but has now been made more “downhilly”, with new tyres, a bashguard instead of my big chainring, and 8″ rotors for exxxtreme stopping power.

Those who are observant might notice that it’s missing a front derailleur cable (which is coming), but for the most part, the bike is now complete!

(For those that like before and after photos, click here for the before photos.)

So.. less sitting around blogging about bikes, and more riding I say! I’m off for a ride! Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm!