Post Your Titaniums
#2901
Senior Member

Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,106
Likes: 1,027
From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX
This thread needs more Seven! My 50th birthday present, mid-life crisis bike. I wanted a bike that was simple and easy to maintain myself. Built around Velo Orange Grand Cru mid-reach brakes. Can fit 35c tires, but currently switching between 28c and 32c. The custom fit is wonderful for my freakishly long torso and inflexible hamstrings! The process working with the Ride Studio Cafe in Lexington, MA and Seven was wonderful. The bike rides like a dream! Forgive the saddle and handlebar bags! I was packing a picnic for a ride in Acadia National Park with my wife.
David

David

#2902
Senior Member

Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,106
Likes: 1,027
From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX
Don’t recall if I posted this already or not but to me this is like an ultrasound picture.
#2903
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 88
Likes: 58
From: Maine, USA
#2904
Senior Member

Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,106
Likes: 1,027
From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX



#2905
Senior Member

Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,106
Likes: 1,027
From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX



My all season all weather workhorse. Full Ultegra, full Chris King, PDW Shiny Metal Fenders.
#2906
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 60
Likes: 35
From: Queens NY
Bikes: '94 Litespeed Ultimate, Litespeed SS, 72 Raleigh Super Course, 73 Raleigh Super Course SS, 81 Panasonic DX2000 chrome, 74 Panasonic Sport modded, 86' Mongoose ATB Chrome modded, 97 Specialized Stumpjumper modded
LiteSpeed Ultimate 1994
My first Ti ride, just broke it in tonight. As an all steel guy, I must say, I'm very stoked about the springiness and quick feel of this bike.
#2907
Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 8,954
Likes: 388
From: NE Indiana
Bikes: 2020 Masi Giramondo 700c; 2013 Lynskey Peloton; 1992 Giant Rincon; 1989 Dawes needs parts; 1985 Trek 660; 1985 Fuji Club; 1984 Schwinn Voyager; 1984 Miyata 612; 1977 Raleigh Competition GS
You also find it to be more comfortable than steel, or any other material for that matter, but steel was the king for comfort but TI has it beat. I'm a long-time steel user and I noticed the comfort immediately, I still ride a steel bike to commute and when I switch back to my TI bike on the weekend it's amazing the difference in the ride quality. I have a steel touring bike as well, while I had rather gotten a TI touring bike the price was prohibitive, but the steel touring bike I have makes up for the frame by using larger tires anyways so not a big deal in comfort, but on a road bike with skinny tires it makes a huge difference.
#2908
Ride more, eat less

Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,167
Likes: 947
From: Philla PA, Hoboken NJ, Brooklyn NY
Bikes: Too many but never enough.
It's a Litespeed Ultimate, short chainstays/wheelbase, quick steering, race bike, stiffer than most other Litespeed models.. Yours looks like an early 90's model.
My 2001 Ultimate was purchased used back in 2004, I have over 70k miles on it since, still the same magic carpet ride as day 1 when I got it.
My 2001 Ultimate was purchased used back in 2004, I have over 70k miles on it since, still the same magic carpet ride as day 1 when I got it.
#2909
Does anyone make Ti in standard geometry anymore? Everything is sloping which I am not a fan of. My T2 is sloping compact geometry. That's the only thing I don't like about it.
#2910
Senior Member

Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,072
Likes: 236
Bikes: Habanero Titanium Team Nuevo
#2911
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 60
Likes: 35
From: Queens NY
Bikes: '94 Litespeed Ultimate, Litespeed SS, 72 Raleigh Super Course, 73 Raleigh Super Course SS, 81 Panasonic DX2000 chrome, 74 Panasonic Sport modded, 86' Mongoose ATB Chrome modded, 97 Specialized Stumpjumper modded
You also find it to be more comfortable than steel, or any other material for that matter, but steel was the king for comfort but TI has it beat. I'm a long-time steel user and I noticed the comfort immediately, I still ride a steel bike to commute and when I switch back to my TI bike on the weekend it's amazing the difference in the ride quality. I have a steel touring bike as well, while I had rather gotten a TI touring bike the price was prohibitive, but the steel touring bike I have makes up for the frame by using larger tires anyways so not a big deal in comfort, but on a road bike with skinny tires it makes a huge difference.
#2912
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 88
Likes: 58
From: Maine, USA
#2913
Should Be More Popular




Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 46,178
Likes: 11,747
From: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
#2919
Ride more, eat less

Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,167
Likes: 947
From: Philla PA, Hoboken NJ, Brooklyn NY
Bikes: Too many but never enough.
32 miles yesterday, 18 miles today, I'm burning off the Thanksgiving excess eating.
Avoiding the popular paved trails in COVID times, mostly pedaled on hardpack, gravel & mixed surfaces.
Temperature in the mid-low 50's, low wind; I can get used to this global warming if it stays like this all winter.

Avoiding the popular paved trails in COVID times, mostly pedaled on hardpack, gravel & mixed surfaces.
Temperature in the mid-low 50's, low wind; I can get used to this global warming if it stays like this all winter.

#2922
Who is Austin Dunbar?

Joined: May 2006
Posts: 270
Likes: 8
From: SE Iowa
Bikes: Gunnar Sport, Surly Midnight Special, Lynskey Helix Disc
My Lynskey Sportive
Here is my Lynskey Sportive. Ultegra R8000 drivetrain and brakes. Dura Ace 11speed bar end shifters and SRAM carbon brake levers. Mavic Ksyrium SLS wheels with Bontrager R3 700x28 tires.










