Here are some shots of another custom titanium road bicycle with a carbon rear end and custom wet paint. The colour is a really cool ‘glam’ kermit green, with very fine metal flake. The photos do not do it justice. The bike is built up with the Shimano Ultegra SL group, matching SL wheels, a Selle Italia Lady GelFlow saddle, and an anatomical, women-specific TTT-EVA handlebar.
Here is one for you, Phil: this road bike is built around long reach caliper brakes and room for 35C tires or more. The owner has back problems, so the frame is build with a lot of head tube extension to get the bars higher without loosing stand over clearance. The frame is titanium with curved seatstays for a softer ride. Between the Ti frame and the 30C tires, the ride will be smooth without compromising drive train stiffness. With a full Ultegra SL build and a full carbon Alpha Q CS25 fork, the bike is very light. We are using Schwalbe’s 700×30C folding bead Marathon Racer tires, which are light and fast.
This is the third in a string of beautiful custom road bikes this week. This bike is a custom titanium frame with shaped, butted tubes and a carbon fiber rear triangle. The front triangle is painted a rich candy orange. The True North logo on the downtube is masked in the paint, revealing the underlying titanium. The bike is build up with Campagnolo Chorus parts and Campy Eurus wheels.
I just finished off two big bikes for some bigger riders. Both are nice, fast road bikes with a bit more relaxed positioning, room for bigger tires if required, and fitting for rear racks for light touring. The orange bike is a steel frame with a carbon fork, and the other bike is titanium with a carbon rear triangle and fork.
We’re back from the show and trying to get some of the bikes finished off before the move to Guelph. This custom touring frame is made from titanium for the ultimate in durability and resiliency. The touring bike is built up with handbuilt XT/DT Swiss TK 7.1 wheels, Avid disc brakes and an XT drive train. The racks are Old Man Mountain Sherpas in the 700C disc compatible version. Like many of our hard-core touring bicycles, this bike rolls on Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires.
