
This is the Titus frame I built up with the Alfine 11-speed hub, that I mentioned a few pages back.
It was built to see if the Alfine was worthy of a high end road machine. It is. The fork is a custom
Reynolds 953 made by Dave Anderson for this project. I didn't want carbon! I used a Surly chain tensioner but I regard it as a place keeper. It interferes with easy wheel removal. The shift is a place keeper too. You really have to wonder what Shimano was thinking- the shift fails to take advantage of the hub's capabilities, and also fails if you try to jump two gears at once. The twist grip shifts that Rolhoff makes and Shimano makes for their 8-speed work much better. The bike weighs about 20 pounds and tends to be my main ride.