AlanW
Guru
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- Not to sure?
My replacement Kinesis GF Ti frame which was due at the end of June, has now slipped to end of July/beginning of August.
Titanium bikes
- Thread starter vickster
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
That's what I did last week - let them know a few days in advance that I would like a test ride and the size required. They didn't want any form of security deposit and let me take one of the Elans out for a ride unaccompanied and wherever I wanted to go. Afterwards, I was offered the use of one for the morning while waiting for my train home (Starbeck station is just round the corner), but I had just paid the deposit for my build!
Thanks, I'll have a look. I need a 55cm frame (I'm around 5'10)
Do you have a link?
It's the one @jefmcg posted, but I realise now will be too small.
Forgot you were after disc brakes too
20% of all Titanium at Planet X
http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/deals/...271210681&mc_cid=fce4787007&mc_eid=39be593fe1
http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/deals/...271210681&mc_cid=fce4787007&mc_eid=39be593fe1
Strange sale......all those px titanium framests were 999 for the last month or so
Now they add a 20% at checkout sale, but all framesets are listed at 1199
Some are listed at £999.99 with a %20 at checkout discount, some are cheaper some are more expensive, are you looking at the latest website the link I posted is as you say, the one below has better prices.
http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/frames
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Yes i have been looking at the correct website and as i stated i have been looking at those Ti framesets for a long time and they have never been 1199 at any point before this sale
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vickster
Legendary Member
The price of the framesets is £799.99 when you add to basket, £999.99 less 20%
Not that I'm buying one Especially as Yodel are their cheaper delivery option (£15 vs £40 for DHL) (that said I think Yodel might have delivered a bike I bought a couple of years back without mishap, I might have got lucky)
Not that I'm buying one
Especially as Yodel are their cheaper delivery option (£15 vs £40 for DHL) (that said I think Yodel might have delivered a bike I bought a couple of years back without mishap, I might have got lucky)
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Having had the odd custom frame in Ti and steel I'd recommend really nailing down your requirements both in sizing(frame/fit and tube selection) and especially in brazeons and fittings. I could actually buy off the peg now as my custom requirements were:-
long head tube
disc brakes
big tyre clearances
adjustable dropouts or EBB(eccentric bottom bracket)
rack, guard and 3 bottle, mounts
less racy and more relaxed angles
strong enough for touring and light off roading
There you go I've just described the gravel grinder phenom or, as I prefer to think of it, a modern general purpose bike.
One thing worth noting is that though your frame choices are fixed once built your fork choices are not. For example if you have a frame that, with a 410mm AtoC fork gives you relaxed angles of 72/72 for touring then switching to a shorter fork(20mm per degree) will steepen those angles for sportier road riding. Bottom bracket height varies as well but not by as much, BB height varies with tyre choice anyway. The reach is also lengthened as angles steepen and vice versa this is because you would move your saddle to keep your saddle to BB distance and angle consistent.
f this doesn't make sense then just ask Enigma and they'll be able to explain your options around aftermarket customisation like above. Swapping out forks is very simple.
long head tube
disc brakes
big tyre clearances
adjustable dropouts or EBB(eccentric bottom bracket)
rack, guard and 3 bottle, mounts
less racy and more relaxed angles
strong enough for touring and light off roading
There you go I've just described the gravel grinder phenom or, as I prefer to think of it, a modern general purpose bike.
One thing worth noting is that though your frame choices are fixed once built your fork choices are not. For example if you have a frame that, with a 410mm AtoC fork gives you relaxed angles of 72/72 for touring then switching to a shorter fork(20mm per degree) will steepen those angles for sportier road riding. Bottom bracket height varies as well but not by as much, BB height varies with tyre choice anyway. The reach is also lengthened as angles steepen and vice versa this is because you would move your saddle to keep your saddle to BB distance and angle consistent.
f this doesn't make sense then just ask Enigma and they'll be able to explain your options around aftermarket customisation like above. Swapping out forks is very simple.
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vickster
Legendary Member
I was quite impressed by my chat today with the guys at Reilly. Still mulling it all over
https://www.reillycycleworks.com/collections/titanium-frames-bikes/products/gradient-adventure
https://www.reillycycleworks.com/collections/titanium-frames-bikes/products/gradient-adventure
