Ooohhhhhh, pretty! I love Ti bikes
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I'm not aware of a specific ti show-and-tell thread and am a bit tired of running searches to see other people's ti bikes.
So... anyone fancy posting up a photo or two, and maybe a few words about what they like about their bike or what led them to choose titanium?
I can start (if I must!) --
I ordered a custom Enigma Etape at the end of July. 90 days later, she was delivered into my hands:
I chose ti because I love steel but was hoping for something just a bit more forgiving on longer rides. I'm not quite pushing my mileage boundaries again yet, but the future looks bright. I went the custom route because stock geometries are persistently short. There's only so much you can do with stems and handlebars. I got my steel roadbike set up near enough, but the result was the bike was not "under me" properly -- apparently my centre of gravity was too "behind" the bike, so the handling suffered. On the Etape, I'm in much the same position but further forward. The results seems to be a bit less effort needed. Meanwhile, the reach is good and the bike has that just-right balance between responsive and stable.
The entire custom build experience with the Enigma team was A+, too. I highly recommend.
Last edited by Rebecca19804; 12-04-2013 at 04:24 AM.
Rebecca
Riley - custom 2014 Enigma Etape
Bridget - 2010 Surly Cross Check
Lorelei - 1979 Puch Princess mixte
Astrid - 2014 Viking Bromley singlespeed mixte
Lucy - bespoke 2012 Brompton S1L
Visit my blog: velovoice.blogspot.co.uk
Ooohhhhhh, pretty! I love Ti bikes
2012 Jamis Quest Brooks B17 Blue
2012 Jamis Dakar XC Comp SI Ldy Gel
2013 Electra Verse
This was my first ride on my custom ti Guru.
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport
From waaay back ... here's the thread announcing the arrival of my Ti Lynskey.
Jobob's Midlife Crisis (bike)
and a pic:
Nearly five years later, it looks pretty much the same, except since then I lowered the stem & replaced the brake levers and the bar-end shifters with Ultegra carbon brake-shift levers. And the bike has a few scrapes, but most of those date back to a couple of weeks after I first got the bike. The joys of unpainted brushed Ti.
2009 Lynskey R230 Houseblend - Brooks Team Pro
2007 Rivendell Bleriot - Rivet Pearl
Rebecca
Riley - custom 2014 Enigma Etape
Bridget - 2010 Surly Cross Check
Lorelei - 1979 Puch Princess mixte
Astrid - 2014 Viking Bromley singlespeed mixte
Lucy - bespoke 2012 Brompton S1L
Visit my blog: velovoice.blogspot.co.uk
At least I don't leave slime trails.
http://wholecog.wordpress.com/
2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143
2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva
Saving for the next one...
My TI Terry Isis (2005). I love this bike more than a human should love a hunk of metal. It was my third road bike and I ordered it sight-unseen based on geometry dimensions! When I took it to a fitter a year later, I was terrified that she'd tell me it wasn't going to work for me but I was pleasantly surprised to hear that I bought about as close as possible to custom from an off the shelf frame.
I really wasn't on the hunt for TI specifically when I bought it, but that's how it came. Once I rode it, I was sold. It was like riding on glass!! I did find that it got a little too 'flexy' or 'spongy' when I was 30 lbs overweight, but at my normal weight, it's wonderful.
Last edited by GLC1968; 12-16-2013 at 02:41 PM.
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I want a better, lighter CX bike. Problem is, in my size (my Redline is a 44) there are only entry-level bikes. Anything even 1 component group above low-rent is a size larger.
So…my next bike could very well end up being a custom Seven Mudhoney in Ti with carbon fork and disc brakes. I'm dreaming.
Kirsten
run/bike log
zoomylicious
'11 Cannondale SuperSix 4 Rival
'12 Salsa Mukluk 3
'14 Seven Mudhoney S Ti/disc/Di2
Rebecca
Riley - custom 2014 Enigma Etape
Bridget - 2010 Surly Cross Check
Lorelei - 1979 Puch Princess mixte
Astrid - 2014 Viking Bromley singlespeed mixte
Lucy - bespoke 2012 Brompton S1L
Visit my blog: velovoice.blogspot.co.uk
Rebecca
Riley - custom 2014 Enigma Etape
Bridget - 2010 Surly Cross Check
Lorelei - 1979 Puch Princess mixte
Astrid - 2014 Viking Bromley singlespeed mixte
Lucy - bespoke 2012 Brompton S1L
Visit my blog: velovoice.blogspot.co.uk
Yeah, it sure would! I'm also eyeballing a BMC. Their GranFondo carbon disc comes in a 48 and has enough tire clearance for road or CX tires. Not sure on standover, though. I'd want a decent amount. Otherwise the geometry looks about halfway between my 48 Cdale SuperSix and 44 Redline Conquest. Like…right in my sweet spot range!! I could have 2 sets of wheels for road or CX/gravel and have it as an über bike with Ultegra Di (not generally a fan of Shimano, but Di would eliminate my dislike of their brake lever sweep shifting). The shop we part-own just snagged BMC. Now to let our finances recover a lot while I dream...
Kirsten
run/bike log
zoomylicious
'11 Cannondale SuperSix 4 Rival
'12 Salsa Mukluk 3
'14 Seven Mudhoney S Ti/disc/Di2
This one just appeared on eBay. It has a 50cm seat tube and 52cm top tube:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Serotta-Legen...6df2bbf&_uhb=1
Queen of the sea beasts
I need to take a new picture of mine since I did some cosmetic work on it, but I have a Ti Lemond Tete De Course which was painted at one time, but the guy I got it from had stripped it and now it has a brushed metal finish, no paint. I bought it because it was my size, a good price, looked like a good bike - husband and friends also said it was a good value. It's a nice bike, light and stiff enough and comfy. Had it for two and a half years now.
Husband and I also bought a Ti Santana tandem last summer and we've put over 4000 miles on it. We love it and get compliments on it every time we take it out. It's much lighter than the steel one we had before, and it's polished and shiny.
2013 Volagi Viaje
2002 LeMond Tete de Course rebuild/"The Chimaera"
2012 Scott Contessa Foil with Dura-Ace
2011? budget "Takara Kabuto" Single Speed/Fixie "The Bumblebee"
1999 Santana Team Ti 700 tandem/"Silver Streak"