Firefly Titanium.

mr_evil
mr_evil Posts: 234
edited December 2014 in Your road bikes
My new wet-weather bike. This is what happens when you take a simple problem (build a bike for the rain) and then put far too much thought into it. It took a year to get it all together, mainly because Firefly have a looong waiting list, but it was worth it.

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There's a complete description and more pictures on my website.
https://mrevil.asvachin.eu/

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  • theobrixton
    theobrixton Posts: 92
    Wow, that's superb. Well done! Enjoyed the read on your website too.
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  • metronome
    metronome Posts: 670
    That's lovely. Really like the touches of Green, Turquoise, Teal!? Goes so well with the TI.
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  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Nice build,

    Have to say though, that rear end makes the front of the frame look a bit plain. :D
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  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    You may just have built my dream bike. I dread to think how much it cost though!
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    That's ace! Love the guards. Sorry. Fenders.
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  • Camcycle1974
    Camcycle1974 Posts: 1,356
    Love the bike. Don't love the fenders. I am with Henry Ford on mudguard colour.
  • earthvspace4XTuUWcX
    earthvspace4XTuUWcX Posts: 322
    Lovely bike, but I have to say the guards rather spoil it for me.
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    Jealous, been looking at their stuff for ages, just dread the import costs. Tempted to get their colour pattern on some enve forks tho.
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  • mr_evil
    mr_evil Posts: 234
    Thanks for all the compliments.
    sa0u823e wrote:
    Jealous, been looking at their stuff for ages, just dread the import costs. Tempted to get their colour pattern on some enve forks tho.
    Paying 20% VAT was painful, but the overall cost was still reasonable for a custom frame of this quality.
    https://mrevil.asvachin.eu/
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Handsome machine! Like it a lot.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    wet weather ok...
  • Andyh4324
    Andyh4324 Posts: 58
    As titanium bike go, I like it. I think the colour adds a bit of extra interest as i'm not a fan of monochrome bikes.
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    That's a beautiful bike. I've always admired Firefly bikes as their engineering is amazing. The price is a bit prohibitive for my pocket though :-)

    Did you get their stem as well?
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  • mr_evil
    mr_evil Posts: 234
    jrduquemin wrote:
    That's a beautiful bike. I've always admired Firefly bikes as their engineering is amazing. The price is a bit prohibitive for my pocket though :-)

    Did you get their stem as well?
    While I was happy to pay for a frame from them because I needed it custom made, a stem is a stem, so I bought a cheap one instead (J&L).
    https://mrevil.asvachin.eu/
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    'A stem is a stem.'
    oh my...
  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    That`s so gorgeous a bike it`d be a shame to ride in the wet !! each ride here recently my bike has come back plastered in mud and mess :(

    As for stems---personally I`d never go for a cheapie Ti Far East one; what`s their QC like ?? Important component !!
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    Mr Evil wrote:
    jrduquemin wrote:
    That's a beautiful bike. I've always admired Firefly bikes as their engineering is amazing. The price is a bit prohibitive for my pocket though :-)

    Did you get their stem as well?
    While I was happy to pay for a frame from them because I needed it custom made, a stem is a stem, so I bought a cheap one instead (J&L).
    Why did you need a custom made frame out of interest? it doesn't look too out of the ordinary.
  • mr_evil
    mr_evil Posts: 234
    JamesB wrote:
    That`s so gorgeous a bike it`d be a shame to ride in the wet !! each ride here recently my bike has come back plastered in mud and mess :(
    Mudguards help a lot with this. When I was riding a bike without them in the rain, I had to thoroughly wash it every week, and that still wasn't enough to keep it clean. With this one, I haven't really cleaned it since I got it, but it still looks shiny.
    JamesB wrote:
    As for stems---personally I`d never go for a cheapie Ti Far East one; what`s their QC like ?? Important component !!
    In this case, since I bought a frame from the same company before and it hasn't fallen apart yet, I'm sure it's ok.
    dwanes wrote:
    Why did you need a custom made frame out of interest? it doesn't look too out of the ordinary.
    Maybe "need" is not quite the right word. There were a bunch of things I wanted that aren't typical of off-the-shelf frames, like the very large tubes (Ti frames tend to be optimized for weight instead of strength and stiffness, whereas this frame makes most MTBs look positively wimpy). And even though I'm average enough to fit on any frame, it's nice to have one that fits perfectly without excessive spacers, and with the saddle centred on the rails).
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  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    I`ve had 2x Ti frame failures from Far East mfr---they were both OK until they failed also ! So the fact that your Ti stem hasn`t given way yet isn`t a guarantee---I`ve heard of a Ti stem failing @ 60kph downhill with very adverse results to rider; Thomson make nice and reliable stems :D
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    One of the only bikes that looks good with mudguards!
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