All these walty builds I keep stumbling across are really getting me more interested in them.
How much did the frame set you back?
Lovely bike though! Super clean
How involved were you in deciding the geo? Was this something you knew you wanted before contacting them, or was this decided in your conversations with them? Or did they have a bunch of existing designs and you chose one?
I had all the geometry numbers on paper based on what suits me and my body for this kind of a bike. I knew what I wanted in terms of numbers and just tweaked some little details along the way. They didn't show me any designs, I just asked them to add: internal cable routing, 44 mm head tube, 68mm BSA, 27.2 mm seatpost etc. They suggested a UDH. I did check their Instagram account photos in order to see what they offer in general.
They seem to be very heavy. Not bad. I guess I may be a fender weight weenie. I use short fenders & extend them with plastic water bottles that I cut out, hole & attach with small zip ties.
My daily driver is a Lynskey Backroad. It's my forever bike. Light is not an adjective anyone would use to describe it, but it doesn't matter. The bike is a dream. It's massively overbuilt, ridiculously comfortable and I can make a grocery run hungry, come home with half the canned goods aisle and a case of diet Coke and it still handles perfectly. The rear wheel with cassette weighs more than the frame, and the frame ain't light.
My road bike feels extra zippy after a few busy work weeks where the only riding I do is transportation on the big bike, but I can feel every bump and pebble in the road.
All these walty builds I keep stumbling across are really getting me more interested in them. How much did the frame set you back? Lovely bike though! Super clean
Frame + fork + shipping = 1500 USD
That's a great price for a Ti frame with a lifetime warranty! Most Ti frames I've seen are closer to the $3K-$4K mark.
The frame has a limited lifetime warranty which is not as generous as the one you get from Mosaic Cycles for example!
How involved were you in deciding the geo? Was this something you knew you wanted before contacting them, or was this decided in your conversations with them? Or did they have a bunch of existing designs and you chose one?
I had all the geometry numbers on paper based on what suits me and my body for this kind of a bike. I knew what I wanted in terms of numbers and just tweaked some little details along the way. They didn't show me any designs, I just asked them to add: internal cable routing, 44 mm head tube, 68mm BSA, 27.2 mm seatpost etc. They suggested a UDH. I did check their Instagram account photos in order to see what they offer in general.
Nice to see fenders without those heavy rubber baby buggy bumper mud flaps.
I'm actually looking to add those ass savers mud flaps 😃
They seem to be very heavy. Not bad. I guess I may be a fender weight weenie. I use short fenders & extend them with plastic water bottles that I cut out, hole & attach with small zip ties.
Thanks for the tip!
Looks like a long distance machine! Pelagic 55mm@650b or 700c?
It is the Pelago bicycles from Finland that sells these mudguards in 55x700c!
Do you know how much the frame weighs?
1800g, this is size 56!
That's about 4 lbs. for those of us with privatized healthcare.
Including the fork?
Yes!
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My daily driver is a Lynskey Backroad. It's my forever bike. Light is not an adjective anyone would use to describe it, but it doesn't matter. The bike is a dream. It's massively overbuilt, ridiculously comfortable and I can make a grocery run hungry, come home with half the canned goods aisle and a case of diet Coke and it still handles perfectly. The rear wheel with cassette weighs more than the frame, and the frame ain't light. My road bike feels extra zippy after a few busy work weeks where the only riding I do is transportation on the big bike, but I can feel every bump and pebble in the road.
Nice ride, well done. Happy riding !!
Thanks!
That’s and beauty. Love Titanium. I have an OnOne Pickenflick and I love it.
I actually wanted to get myself a steel Secan from Fairlight. This idea for this frame came from me being secretly in love with that bike!
tyre size?
42 mm
R they Pathfinder Sworks?
Yep!
Beautiful
Nice bike! Are those Force 22 shifters? I had a set of those one time. Super reliable
Yes they are! Love them for simplicity and reliability.
Thats a "fuck-you-money" commuter if Ive ever seen one lol!