King of Titanium

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  • graemetherunner
    graemetherunner Posts: 239
    itisaboutthebike wrote:
    King of Titanium ? - basically anyone who builds thier frames using 'double pass' welds

    Is it really any better? quite a discussion about this over on the frameforum.net site a while ago.
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    I'd get a custom Serotta Legend ST, cos I've ridden one. (Used to have an Ottrot ST, which is a carbon/ti mix.) Whatever you get, PLEASE test ride a Serotta with an ST rear triangle first. It's not like anything else. They have a demo fleet at Cyclefit.
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  • Slimtim
    Slimtim Posts: 1,042
    Try Kent Eriksen cycles.

    Kent could be the King of Ti as he founded Moots - you don't get much better credentials than that!

    I found his company when I was looking for a long Ti seatpost - if the whole bikes are as good as the Eriksen Sweetpost then you should be laughing.

    For the record, I ride a Merlin Magia and that is awesome - certainly my bike for life!
  • dialforclown
    dialforclown Posts: 470
    I was gutted (not) earlier this year when I sorted out my drive train on Dave Hinde, new cassette, new chain, new cables, new bottom bracket, etc.. when the LBS pointed out I had a large crack in the seat tube.

    Now I ride a 2005 Bianchi Ti bike care of Evans. It's gorgeous though I must get some bar tape of the right colour.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    smoo wrote:
    Couldn’t disagree more with the negative comments made about the aesthetics of Ti. Bare titanium is beautiful, timeless, minimalist, with a form that mirrors function. So much more pleasing than some silly piece of carbon sculpture with pointless baroque frilly bits (the new Pinarello Prince springs to mind..). How dated is that going to look in 10 years time?

    The only aesthetic issues I have with the frond end of st199ml's otherwise beautiful bike are the aluminium headset spacers and the white handlebar tape. Black tape on those oversize handlebars would work much, much better imho, and carbon spacers wouldn't clash with the stem and fork.

    Nothing wrong with the classic "look" of Ti, but the Prince is one of the most beautiful bikes I've seen in a long while, certainly not something to be dismissed as "some silly piece of carbon sculpture" It's a race proven frame from a highly respected Italian marque FGS!
  • HarryB
    HarryB Posts: 197
    There's no acccounting for taste is there? As the proud and privileged owner of a brand spanking new Pinarello Prince in team colours, I obvioulsy think it's a beautiful bike. Well I would say that wouldn't I?

    As it happens everyone else who's seen the bike shares my view. It gets admiring glances, loads of comments and some people literally drool over it.

    Best of all it rides like a dream.

    If it's good enough for Alessandro wotsisname . . .

    On the other hand I have a titanium mountain (Airborne Lucky Strike) bike which I also love but nobody's ever said anything complimentary about it in the ten years I've owned it
  • itisaboutthebike
    itisaboutthebike Posts: 1,120
    Mmmm - will you still own the Pinarello in 10 years time like you do the Airborne Lucky Strike ? I suspect not !
  • HarryB
    HarryB Posts: 197
    itisaboutthebike wrote:
    Mmmm - will you still own the Pinarello in 10 years time like you do the Airborne Lucky Strike ? I suspect not !

    I don't know. What's your point.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Hi harry, I've sent you a PM, just after some info re the Prince - got my eye on one!
  • pjm-84
    pjm-84 Posts: 819
    Tried the Moots at the weekend and didn't get on with it I'm afraid.

    Fine in the saddle but get of it and hammer up a climb and it feels like the rear skewer is loose. Odd feeling but it's the first time I've ridden TI. The larger frame has the bigger tubing but I can't risk it so I'm going to stick with carbon and it's looks like I'll go with the Colnago's offering for the bigger cyclist
    Paul
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    mattdavies wrote:
    Cheers all, thanks for the input.

    eh - you're right i would love to visit the builders but as you said they tend not to be in this country. A steely was another consideration and would probably serve the purpose just as well. But i've always fancied a ti frame, and want something, without sounding a little wrong and perverted i can fall in love with everytime i ride it (is that a really wrong thing to say?) :wink:

    Enigma are in the UK. They provide a no extra cost custom option. I think that you can visit them, but otherwise I know that Paul Hewitt is an Enigma dealer, and would take care of measuring you up properly.
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