Ti Spitfire
step83
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I wasn't going to get a new frame till end of the year but two things happened. Frame was on offer and more importantly I picked up a nice bit of damage from an ice slide around the rear brake boss.
Annoying but not the end of the world an I picked up on it quick enough still works to a fashion long as you don't want a rear brake so may be morphed into a turbo mule who knows.
Anyways
New frameset - PlanetX Spitfire and a Selcof fork. Frames a Reilly design welds are all lovely and fish scaly as they should be not ridden as yet as I found out earlier I've pinched a nerve in my back an been told no till it sorts itself out.
Kits basically lifted from the old RT80 bar the headset which is an FSA job.
Here it is sat on the summer OE Reynolds Strike 66's minus tyres and a cassette. Its currently on some cheapy mis matched shallow rims so no photos of that.
Full 11 spd Etap and Red brakes, quarq power meter, Deda seatpost and Stem, Ritchley bars and Specialized saddle, Jagwire cables. Geo is nearly identical to the old frame bar the seat tube which is a little lower so a bit more post showing to get the correct stack.
Weight if anyone curious is 8.51Kg with the right wheels on, probably possible to loose some weight but that can come off me first. Ill do some decent photos at some point with a proper camera not a phone.
Annoying but not the end of the world an I picked up on it quick enough still works to a fashion long as you don't want a rear brake so may be morphed into a turbo mule who knows.
Anyways
New frameset - PlanetX Spitfire and a Selcof fork. Frames a Reilly design welds are all lovely and fish scaly as they should be not ridden as yet as I found out earlier I've pinched a nerve in my back an been told no till it sorts itself out.
Kits basically lifted from the old RT80 bar the headset which is an FSA job.
Here it is sat on the summer OE Reynolds Strike 66's minus tyres and a cassette. Its currently on some cheapy mis matched shallow rims so no photos of that.
Full 11 spd Etap and Red brakes, quarq power meter, Deda seatpost and Stem, Ritchley bars and Specialized saddle, Jagwire cables. Geo is nearly identical to the old frame bar the seat tube which is a little lower so a bit more post showing to get the correct stack.
Weight if anyone curious is 8.51Kg with the right wheels on, probably possible to loose some weight but that can come off me first. Ill do some decent photos at some point with a proper camera not a phone.
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whats the geo like? i really want a race geo ti bike - if you say its the same as a CAAD or a Bowman it would be joyous.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Geo wise its kind of between I'd say it's in between the two really, maybe a little more stretched out along the top tube which seems to be a thing with PlanetX frames. The CAAD and Bowman were on my list along with a couple of Cinelli's but this won out mainly because it looks industrial with the raw finish, and being Titanium I know it'll last.
One thing I will say is finish wise its lovely no rough edges etc but the paint appears almost to be a matt finish primer so its a furniture polish job along with the fork. Hoping to have a gentle spin at the weekend though so I should have some feed back.
Easty commuter
Tripster AT
i built up one of their other ti frames for a friend and yup - the build quality is really nice as you say.
keep us posted!
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Easty commuter
Tripster AT
Marin Nail Trail
Cotic Solaris
That's not actually too bad - worried it would be like one of their Pro carbon jobs.
Bit gappy in that picture, but slam it, deep rims like yours, couple of carbon cages, hmmmmmmmm: could look well pukka mint dope.
Keep us updated on yours please!
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Like you I swapped over from a PX carbon frame and particularly find the rear end of the titanium a lot less harsh and lot more comfortable than the previous carbon frame.
Picture please!
And how do you find the geometry? Please say really racey and sharp and not like an audax/endurance bike.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Deliberately went down routes I know are a bumpy, front still felt about the same, maybe a little less harsh with the curved fork helping soak up the bumps but the rear was very well behaved and noticeably smoother.
I'd say the only let down was me today legs just didn't get going for some reason.
Easty commuter
Tripster AT
Looks a nice bike. What's the seatpost?
Seat pin collar is a Ti one I found on Amazon. I also changed the headset spacers and top cap for Ti parts (from China via eBay). The stem is a Deda Zero 100 alloy in dull pewter colour so it matches. It's all very sad :-(
It came from PX with Vision Team Comp 35 wheels but I put some Shimano RS700s on.
Lovely machine still got it ? Is it medium ?