Wow, finally a topic I want to discuss. I love titanium and especially my
56cm Ritchey Ti Cross Breakaway. It's the best bike I've ever owned. Super
light and not flexy (even with the couplers) plus I can travel with it.
I've done light touring, serious single track in the Snoqualmie Pass
recen
Cherry Bicycles (John Cherry) or a Tournesol (Hampsten/Indy Fab) come to
mind. I don't believe Hampsten is making Tournesols anymore. Haven't
checked on Cherry availability or pricing in a long time. It seems like a
tautology to say you could get what you want from a custom builder. As for
Riv
I know and he wrote that for riding in Mexico area he prefers that bike over
his others. Shocked that he found something he likes better than the Herse for
a given purpose.
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Looks like Mr. Heine ponied up for his fantasyland bike:
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/i-bought-a-titanium-bike/
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 10:55:43 PM UTC-4, Mark in Beacon wrote:
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> http://fireflybicycles.com/bicycles/all-road
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> Since it is custom, and they offer different h
If I wanted a Ti Monster Cross bike, I would have a good long look at Baxter
http://moots.com/bike/baxter-29/
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 12:54:44 PM UTC-7, Call Me Jay wrote:
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> Bars level with saddle is a must.
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My Black Sheep has a to fork. LOVE it, but I understand they are hard to make,
$$$, and don't play well with cantis because if flex (v-brakes are perfect - I
have Paul Moto-lite BMX on now).
XCr is a more exotic steel - but difficult to repair.
Just get a Hunqa - there is no better bike that w
I've wondered the same thing, I currently think your best bet for a ti Riv.
Would be Spectrum Cycles, but they would also likely be pretty expensive. For
me personally, I think I'd go to Carver, they do custom titanium frames for
under 2 grand! The frames are made overseas to a customer plan.
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Hi Jay!
This is a bit of a dichotomy or oxy-moron. I started riding a lot with a
1999 Titanium LeMond Victiore. Made by Trek in Wisconsin. It was a
beautiful titanium and rode really nice. It had just the right amount of
compliance and spring. But it was a serious racing geometry with a sup
My wording came across too harsh--should have written something like "The
title does say Fantasyland after all" rather than questioning whether you
read the post title. So my apologies!
On Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 7:52:20 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote:
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> Yes, I read the thread title. I was just
Yes, I read the thread title. I was just commenting on the Firefly price,
though that was off topic. Sorry.
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I included the world because some people outside of the USA buy these type of
bikes too.
The stat I heard was that only 11% of people worldwide make more than 50kUS$.
I think the income average per capita US is in the $40,000 range? So yes, you
will find a great buying market among USA citizenr
On 08/28/2016 11:10 AM, Lungimsam wrote:
Aren't Fireflys like 4800$ frames?
I saw the review of it in the current BQ. A lot of those BQ reviews
are of bikes that I would guess only people in the top 8% of earners
worldwide could afford. That firefly was a 10,000$US bike once built up.
You
Did you read the title of the post? It includes the word "Fantasyland."
Almost anyone building a custom ti bike with Rivish specs, including Steve
Hampsten, is going to charge a lot of money--a Riv custom frameset in steel
is $3,500. And I am pretty sure it is far less than 8% of wage earners
w
Aren't Fireflys like 4800$ frames?
I saw the review of it in the current BQ. A lot of those BQ reviews are of
bikes that I would guess only people in the top 8% of earners worldwide
could afford. That firefly was a 10,000$US bike once built up.
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" My friend Dustin had it made from the ‘cross model with touring geometry
– made to mimic the geometry of the Rivendell Atlantis", so there you go.
Nice bike!
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 10:54:05 PM UTC-7, Esteban wrote:
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> You mean like this? Custom Black Sheep - clearance for 2.1, can i
http://fireflybicycles.com/bicycles/all-road
Since it is custom, and they offer different head tubes and braking
options, I am pretty sure they would be happy to take your money and get
you on a Fantasy "Riv, " complete with cantis, quill stem, and geometry for
bars level with saddle. A Firefly
On 08/27/2016 06:01 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Slightly aslant from the original question, but leaving aside flex or
no flex, what /real, practical/ benefit would you get from a ti Riv
that you wouldn't get from a Riv Riv?
Me, I've found true love in both flexy (Raleigh Technium, '73
Motobecan
Slightly aslant from the original question, but leaving aside flex or no
flex, what *real, practical* benefit would you get from a ti Riv that you
wouldn't get from a Riv Riv?
Me, I've found true love in both flexy (Raleigh Technium, '73 Motobecane G
Record) and standard-Riv-stout frames.
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Some Ti frames are flexible. Some people do not like flexible frames
and will disparage them. And that's what you heard.
My 1991 Ti Spectrum definitely is. Back then, before the fall of the
Soviet Union and the Peace Dividend, there was no bicycle Ti tubing;
there was Ti for aircraft hydrau
Moots, a small firm in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. They make wonderful
titanium bikes, and their longest-running model, the Vamoots, rides just
like an Atlantis (but is considerably lighter).
Kevin
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 11:51:02 AM UTC-4, Call Me Jay wrote:
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> Who would build it? Ha
As with any material, it's the execution of it that determines it's
stiffness . Things like tube diameter and thickness, and the way it's all
put together :) Like any frame you could say it's both an art and a
science.
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I heard that Ti is "whippy", whatever that means?
Maybe that it planes?
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Are you talking geometry, lugged joints or overall aesthetics? I'm not
sure the later two would be possible, even "faked," because of the joining
methods that will work with Ti. Tig is your only option, I think. Also, I
have two Ti bikes. One is stiff because it's a compact frame, but the
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