No. 22 Great Divide Titanium w/ SRAM Red
Moderators: MrCurrieinahurry, maxim809, Moderator Team
-
- Shop Owner
- Posts: 1357
- Joined: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:35 pm
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Contact:
Hey Guys,
Spent quite a bit of time on this beauty and wrote a short recap of the bike on the site with a few added photos.
SRAM Red and ENVE cockpits on both.
Weight was 16 on the nose in the first build.
GREAT bike for almost everything short of crit racing.
Sits closer to comfy/stable than stiff/twitchy but for most non-race conditions it is a fantastic combination.
Here were the two builds...
ENVE Smart 3.4 tubulars, Continental Gatorskin 25 tires, ENVE post, Selle Italia Superflow, Speedplay Zero stainless, for my dad:
Xentis Squad 5.8 12K tubulars, Challenge Strada 25 tires, Tune post, Tune Kom Vor Plus, Mavic SLR Ti, as I rode her:
Questions, feel free!
Mike
Spent quite a bit of time on this beauty and wrote a short recap of the bike on the site with a few added photos.
SRAM Red and ENVE cockpits on both.
Weight was 16 on the nose in the first build.
GREAT bike for almost everything short of crit racing.
Sits closer to comfy/stable than stiff/twitchy but for most non-race conditions it is a fantastic combination.
Here were the two builds...
ENVE Smart 3.4 tubulars, Continental Gatorskin 25 tires, ENVE post, Selle Italia Superflow, Speedplay Zero stainless, for my dad:
Xentis Squad 5.8 12K tubulars, Challenge Strada 25 tires, Tune post, Tune Kom Vor Plus, Mavic SLR Ti, as I rode her:
Questions, feel free!
Mike
Blacksmith Cycle - bespoke bicycles - info@blacksmithcycle.com
Website: http://www.blacksmithcycle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmithcycle/?hl=en
Website: http://www.blacksmithcycle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmithcycle/?hl=en
Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓ Broad Selection ✓ Worldwide Delivery ✓
www.starbike.com
- soracabana
- Posts: 85
- Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:24 am
- Location: French Guiana & Aix-en-Provence France
Very nice, congratulations!
-
- Posts: 309
- Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:43 pm
I almost bought one of these frames but went with a different Ti builder - no disrespect towards No. 22; just got a hook-up. I love the anodized blue frame that you have! What size are you riding? Did you weigh the frame?
Neat!.. How cool does the blue look
My Training & Racing Blog -->http://mountainbikemediocrity.wordpress.com
Fuelled by --> http://www.pro4mance.com.au
Fuelled by --> http://www.pro4mance.com.au
great frame/great finish/made in ny
until i saw this on the website specs.
Bottom bracket shell PressFit 30
WTF why why why... english threaded bb please. they should not charge for this ....
until i saw this on the website specs.
Bottom bracket shell PressFit 30
WTF why why why... english threaded bb please. they should not charge for this ....
Current Rides:
2023 Tarmac SL7 Di2 9270
ex 2019 S-works SL6
ex 2018 Trek Madone SLR Disc
ex 2016 Giant TCRAdvanced Sl
ex 2012 Trek Madone7
2023 Tarmac SL7 Di2 9270
ex 2019 S-works SL6
ex 2018 Trek Madone SLR Disc
ex 2016 Giant TCRAdvanced Sl
ex 2012 Trek Madone7
spartan wrote:great frame/great finish/made in ny
until i saw this on the website specs.
Bottom bracket shell PressFit 30
WTF why why why... english threaded bb please. they should not charge for this ....
Spartan,
We offer a BSA threaded bottom bracket shell as a no cost option for those that prefer. No need to write the bike off if you favour a bottom bracket shell with threads.
PF30 is less troublemaker from all pressed BB … NEVER had creaking. But used only Rotor BB and only on grease.
But BSA/ITA is NOT troublemaker at all
But BSA/ITA is NOT troublemaker at all
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Mark Twain
I can be wrong, and have plenty of examples for that
Mark Twain
I can be wrong, and have plenty of examples for that
- irongatsby
- Posts: 404
- Joined: Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:59 am
- Location: Los Angeles
CulBaire wrote:Neat!.. How cool does the blue look
Saw this frame at a LBS recently. The finish is absolutely stunning in person. The welds are ridiculously nice. Then the shop owner informed me that their welder is an ex-Serotta man. No wonder.. IMO, the quality of their frames is on par with Moots but at a significantly lower price point.
-
- Shop Owner
- Posts: 1357
- Joined: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:35 pm
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Contact:
Hey guys!
- One bike in both photos...they are now offering custom anodization however, like this one:
https://instagram.com/p/05zUkERrzo/?tak ... smithcycle
- Workmanship is great for the money. Scott is indeed an "ex-Serotta man" but there is more to the quality than even that can explain.
- They can do any BB, but most customers on the Great Divide opt for PF30 for stiffness...the Broken Arrow, which is designed to get dirtier, features a BSA BB. And I agree with stormur that the new more robust PF BB's have basically solved the creaking problem.
- Glad you liked the bike, and stop by to see it in person if you are in Toronto.
Best,
Mike
- One bike in both photos...they are now offering custom anodization however, like this one:
https://instagram.com/p/05zUkERrzo/?tak ... smithcycle
- Workmanship is great for the money. Scott is indeed an "ex-Serotta man" but there is more to the quality than even that can explain.
- They can do any BB, but most customers on the Great Divide opt for PF30 for stiffness...the Broken Arrow, which is designed to get dirtier, features a BSA BB. And I agree with stormur that the new more robust PF BB's have basically solved the creaking problem.
- Glad you liked the bike, and stop by to see it in person if you are in Toronto.
Best,
Mike
Blacksmith Cycle - bespoke bicycles - info@blacksmithcycle.com
Website: http://www.blacksmithcycle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmithcycle/?hl=en
Website: http://www.blacksmithcycle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmithcycle/?hl=en
Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓ Broad Selection ✓ Worldwide Delivery ✓
www.starbike.com