wittson suppresio titanium ultegra

Andyj007

hi chaps,
my new build.
Titanium frame by Wittson..
intergrated seat post
internal cabling,
ultegra componants,
deda smoke bars and stem
prologo seat
ultegra wheels - smoke metal hubs and nipples.
7.9kg as pictured.

DSC_0808 by andydjames007, on Flickr

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Andyj007

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napoleond

Looks fantastic but then you go and ruin it with a bike stand!

declan1

NapoleonD wrote:

Looks fantastic but then you go and ruin it with a bike stand!

Bike stand?

napoleond

Oooh he's photoshopped it out now! Cheeky!

Edit: here it is with the bike stand still attached. I bet it adds at least a kilo!

declan1

That looks like a bit of bamboo to me :?

napoleond

declan1 wrote:

That looks like a bit of bamboo to me :?

Really?! I feel quite embarrassed now. Wonder how it attaches to the bike?

declan1

NapoleonD wrote:

declan1 wrote:

That looks like a bit of bamboo to me :?

Really?! I feel quite embarrassed now. Wonder how it attaches to the bike?

Not quite sure if you're being serious

Andyj007

it was just a little stick wedged into the crank to hold the bike in position..
poor execution on my behalf agreed.
ive reprimanded myself
and I'm sorry i don't live in a perfect world like NapoleonD

cheers

napoleond

Heh heh

Lovely looking build mate.

term1te

Now that is proper nice. I'd just leave it in the garden as a piece of art.

tommo7567

Beautiful!!! I'm biased but it appears to me that the 11spd Ultegra was designed to complement brush finished titanium frames perfectly.

Great photos too

theobrixton

Wow, that is perfect.

bmxboy10

Hi there can you let me know where you got the deda finishing kit and what model the stem and bars are? They look great!

Rudd

Hi, cracking looking bike. I've not seem deda in smoke before, it works really well with the ti. Can I ask where you got them from?

Thanks

matt-h

Stunning.
Would be perfect with black tyres

Matt

Andyj007

thanks for all the nice comments..

the deda stem and bars came from here


http://www.totalcycling.com/en/Deda-Zer ... 17749.aspx
http://www.totalcycling.com/en/Deda-New ... 17709.aspx

also did a seat post in the same, but i didn't need that with the integrated post...

heres another shot of them:)
Untitled by andydjames007, on Flickr

it rides amazing, just took the bike for its first ride out.. report coming soon..

i did think about the black tyres and even have the tyres hanging in the garage..
i have some alternative wheels on my alleze which have black tyres and deeper rim section will have to swap them over later to see what it looks like..



cheers
andy

RideOnTime

Very classy...

matig0l

That's a really beautiful looking bike. Great job. Classy indeed.

Garry H

Great looking bike. How does it feel to ride with the integrated post?

Andyj007

here you go a quick
ride report..
managed to get out on a 15mile local route that i know well and do often when I have half hour or so to kill.
i set the bike up to match my 56cm specialised allez that I had a bike fit on and know works real well for me..

it is immediately noticeable just how much smoother this bike feels rides. So much so twice i stopped to check tire pressures as i thought they were deflating... it really is that noticeable, the feedback from the road feels like its cushioned

I road a friends burls ti (very nice btw), and recently dug my 30 year old steel bike out for a ride... and it was the these that pushed me to getting a ti frame... but this build has even surpassed my expectations...
it rides lovely, smooth but yet stiff when out the seat on the climbs..
road buzz and vibrations from poor surfaces are dampened considerably, and i found myself not searching out for lines around road imperfections, which makes the ride experience so much nicer.. puts again on your face for sure....
it kinda glides over bumps rather than jarring is the best i could explain it.
the ultra group set is silky smooth with crisp changes as you would expect with quality components from shimano..
the brakes have a real quality action & feel.
the integrated seat post has 40mm adjustment in height at the topper, so once its cut to correct height, you have ample adjustment still to play with
seat position fore and aft is positioned exactly in my favoured position from crank centre, i can always get a topper to fit and cut the tube lower to fit a normal post, but i like the look of the ISP. The guys at Wittson I'm sure could knock up a set back topper it ti if needed also..
I've personally Not used a pro logo seat before but had heard only good reports, I purchased this one prey on looks (sad eh?). and my initial findings on the short ride are that its going to be more comfy than my toupee i have been using..

To say I'm delighted with the bike, how it rides is an understatement, its also a bit of a relief as a custom bike cannot be test ridden first..

so not only imo does it look fantastic, it rides just as nicer. a win win situation.. I'm feeling very fortunate right now.

heres a picture of the bike I spotted on the Wittson stand at bespoke show in london that started this little project all off!
Wittson Custom Ti Cycles @ Bespoked UKHBS 2014 by Wittson, on Flickr
cheers

Andy

Andyj007

swapped the wheels from my other bike, a deeper section and black tyres..

wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

wittson suppresio alternative wheels by andydjames007, on Flickr

a different look.... more stealthy

Yellow Peril

I've gone off Ti since my Ti saddle rails snapped on me on Friday..then again it might be just because I'm a fat git.

condorbikeman

Seriously nice looking bike that - looks better with the second set of wheels in my opinion.

ianho

Beautiful bike. The new Ultegra color goes really well with it. The new Ultegra crank is really nice too. Previous Ultegra cranks were some of the ugliest looking things on earth

Bordersroadie

Andyj007 wrote:

it is immediately noticeable just how much smoother this bike feels rides. So much so twice i stopped to check tire pressures as i thought they were deflating... it really is that noticeable, the feedback from the road feels like its cushioned

I road a friends burls ti (very nice btw), and recently dug my 30 year old steel bike out for a ride... and it was the these that pushed me to getting a ti frame...

You have a beautiful bike, sir!

When I first rode my new Burls ti, I had similar vivid impressions but for me it felt like the seatpost was providing some suspension, hard to describe but apparent immediately I started riding it, even on our gravel farm track at low speed.

I ride an old 531c regularly and the ti feels similar but much more rigid when climbing out of the saddle or accelerating hard.

I congratulate you on your exquisite taste!

napoleond

Defo prefer it with the deeper Campag wheels and black tyres

Andyj007

new piccies.

cages & bottels
wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

Andyj007

new garmin out front holder to match with bars & stem

wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

wittson suppresio by andydjames007, on Flickr

cheers

Philly8mt

Version two is especially nice

ledeev

This bike is beautiful. So many well thought out details. I love the ISP, would love one of those.