Show me your ti bikes
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Hampsten.. unknown over here but it sure looks cool
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I bought the frame and fork on ebay last winter. This is the end result.
Wheels: old Campagnolo Record 10 speed hubs, mavic reflex rims, DT comp spokes 32/3cross (Built by Jack Classen)
Tubulars: FMB Paris-Roubaix 27 mm
Frame: Litespeed Vortex 2002-2003 I´m not sure
Fork: Reynolds Ouze pro, resprayed.
Gruoppo: Campagnolo Athena
Stem, seatpost and handlebar: Ritchey Classic with graphics removed, with the exception of those who where etched.
Bartape: Brooks Honey leather
Pedals: Look Keo
Seat: Brooks B15 Swallow, honey leather.
Wheels: old Campagnolo Record 10 speed hubs, mavic reflex rims, DT comp spokes 32/3cross (Built by Jack Classen)
Tubulars: FMB Paris-Roubaix 27 mm
Frame: Litespeed Vortex 2002-2003 I´m not sure
Fork: Reynolds Ouze pro, resprayed.
Gruoppo: Campagnolo Athena
Stem, seatpost and handlebar: Ritchey Classic with graphics removed, with the exception of those who where etched.
Bartape: Brooks Honey leather
Pedals: Look Keo
Seat: Brooks B15 Swallow, honey leather.
The unbearable wallet lightness of being a weightweenie
Well, I am a bit of a ti fan!!!! Some past and present rides below. I also have a carbon Seven in the stable, my 2 Pegoretti's and a classic 531 steel winter bike. Not all WWs, but a nice mix of weight and ride quality - the main reason for going Ti after all. Carbon will generally be lighter, but nothing beats the ride quality of Ti. Even my steel bikes can't compete.
Independent Fabrication Ti Delux. The most race-ready bike in the stable. I have had 8 Sevens, but if I went for another ti bike, it would be Indy Fab, no questions:
Seven Axiom SLX. Still with me. Super light, super fast.
Seven Axiom SL. The most comfortable bike I have ever owned. Now no longer with me after a down sizing of the number of bikes I own. As you can see, it was eventually relegated to Winter bike duties. What a waste!
Seven Tsunami. Still with me, and a wonderfully comfortable all day cross bike rather than an eyeballs-out short blast racer.
Seven Single Speed 29er. The 1 bike I regret selling! Fast, light, comfortable and rare. Boo hoo!
Seven Duo Lux. Just too strange and esoteric. Close your eyes and it was a great bike, but not super light, not exceptionally comfortable, and just a bit weird! Spares were difficult to get hold of and I never really got used to the bb moving underneath you resulting in a variable crank to saddle position. Ti is probably not the best material for an FS bike.
Seven Axiom S. Built for speed, until I lost my flexibility with the passing years!
Seven Sola. Replaced this with the Indy Fab. Lovely bike, but the Indy Fab is streets ahead in weight and ride quality.
Independent Fabrication Ti Delux. The most race-ready bike in the stable. I have had 8 Sevens, but if I went for another ti bike, it would be Indy Fab, no questions:
Seven Axiom SLX. Still with me. Super light, super fast.
Seven Axiom SL. The most comfortable bike I have ever owned. Now no longer with me after a down sizing of the number of bikes I own. As you can see, it was eventually relegated to Winter bike duties. What a waste!
Seven Tsunami. Still with me, and a wonderfully comfortable all day cross bike rather than an eyeballs-out short blast racer.
Seven Single Speed 29er. The 1 bike I regret selling! Fast, light, comfortable and rare. Boo hoo!
Seven Duo Lux. Just too strange and esoteric. Close your eyes and it was a great bike, but not super light, not exceptionally comfortable, and just a bit weird! Spares were difficult to get hold of and I never really got used to the bb moving underneath you resulting in a variable crank to saddle position. Ti is probably not the best material for an FS bike.
Seven Axiom S. Built for speed, until I lost my flexibility with the passing years!
Seven Sola. Replaced this with the Indy Fab. Lovely bike, but the Indy Fab is streets ahead in weight and ride quality.
Last edited by solarider on Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
mrowkoob wrote:I bought the frame and fork on ebay last winter. This is the end result.
Wheels: old Campagnolo Record 10 speed hubs, mavic reflex rims, DT comp spokes 32/3cross (Built by Jack Classen)
Tubulars: FMB Paris-Roubaix 27 mm
Frame: Litespeed Vortex 2002-2003 I´m not sure
Fork: Reynolds Ouze pro, resprayed.
Gruoppo: Campagnolo Athena
Stem, seatpost and handlebar: Ritchey Classic with graphics removed, with the exception of those who where etched.
Bartape: Brooks Honey leather
Pedals: Look Keo
Seat: Brooks B15 Swallow, honey leather.
One fine bike . Here is the lowdown from Litespeed on the Vortexxes ..
http://www.tirides.com/wp/fabricators/j ... oad-frame/
from the blurb I would say yours is a 2003
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