Just posted this in the "What road bike do you have" sticky, but thought I'd share some more photos and details here. Merlin Solis, Velocity Aerohead Rims with Speedcific hubs (built by Mike Garcia), Michelin Krylion tires, SRAM Rival group w/ 50/34 compact crank and 12/23 cassette, Speedplay x2 pedals, ITM Millenium stem, Thomson Elite seat post, stainless King Cages, Real Designs carbon fork/steerer, FSA K Wing carbon bars, Selle Italia Gel Flow Max Flite saddle, Easton bar tape. Thanks to James (ReedZ) for building it up for me, and giving me some pointers on wrenching while we were at it.

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Wow. That really reminds me of another person's bike. Except... the blue version. Even the stem setup is similiar. Nioce!! :)

Yeah, I wanted something a little more upright since I hurt my back in April. Nothing too bad, but I was a bit too stretched on my 56 cm Trek, so I went for something that fit a little better, was a little more upright, etc. The stem is only a 7 degree rise if I recall correctly, but the frame geometry makes it seem greater. I may go for something a little more flat later on, but it seems to be working for me so far. The angle of the photo makes it look a little greater as well I think.

And yeah, lots of blue! :) What can I say? I like blue.

my Ti baby

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drewpyperc: that looks like a pretty comfy ride, the headtube is friggin long!

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7rider...sweet! Love the engraved headtube.

Man, there are so many hot Ti bikes on this thread. I'm almost embarassed to post mine. But here it is, complete with Powergrips and Elite Ciussi cages.:o

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That is sweet. Did you pick up the Gary V from GVH? I don't believe I've ever seen a Gary V Ti on their website before...

I almost went with one of those Ti frames when I purchased a bike from the original GVH... and that was 3 years ago. So the Gary V Ti frames have been on the website for at least 3 years.

Nice Litespeed. Thanks for posting.

Apparently I had my blinders on as I was looking at the 60cm and 61cm only. I found 4 (55 & 57 Titanio Aero, 57 & 58 Titanio) and they look pretty neat. They're not superlight but at 4.x pounds they're not porky either.

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That....is a Qualified Bike. No non-quals here. Outstanding. Who did the paint job?

Lee

the only thing it needs is some honey brooks tape, i love the orange color with the ti. it looks amazing nice bike

I was going to go the leather tape route but I was afraid it would get funky fast with the humidity we have here in Miami. I'll test the cork tape for a bit ...but the brooks wrap is definitely an item I am looking at. If anyone has experience with the leather tape tell me about your impressions of it.

Well, it turns out that the Titanio shipped with the Ouzo Pro fork, rather than the Comp. MUCH better looking and lighter, too, as it's full-carbon. My complete build turned out 17.6 pounds.

And here she is, before I cut the steerer to final length....

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Also, although I can't legitimately wear them, my bike is definitely going to do so. World Champion Spacers, anyone?

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Comments?

Very nice! Love the spacers.

So, it's not 100% titanium, but here's my application for membership in Jay Leno's "More money than brains" club (of which he claims to be president):

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I am so not yet worthy of this bike, but knowing it's there demands that I ride it as often as possible. And, while just seeing it makes me smile, riding it is amazing.

Great statement.

And that's an incredible view to boot! :)

Nice!

can we get some more closeups of the welds? The GVH pictures aren't too flattering. but that headtube weld looks nice

My new baby. Her baptism of fire on my first century ride last weekend. Bike and rider both passed with flying colors.

alright guys, sorry for the off topic but do you guys think a Ti seatpost is preferable to an aluminum like a thomson. Im not talking weight but 'feel'.. we all love the 'feel of our Ti's and im wondering if having an aluminum seatpost decreases that?

momod, a titanium seatpost would look cooler, that's for sure. Check out some of the MAXM stuff, which is the parent company to TITUS out in Arizona. They make a titanium/carbon fiber "lattice" seatpost that is sweet...

I've got it on my Bianchi S9 Matta - page 22 of this thread. Honey perforated to go with the Swallow saddle.
It's humid (or more accurately 'damp') here in the UK so I need to proofide the tape once every 500 miles or so, it gets lighter when it's drying out a little.
I did 5 hours in the Yorkshire Dales on Friday, not a cloud in the sky and some nice 20% climbs, the tape soaked up the sweat from my hands and stayed grippy. I've put some Fizik gel pads underneath so it's like piloting a Chesterfield chair!
It's the most difficult tape I've ever fitted though - but worth it.

L3. Close to stock 54cm geo. I'm 69 inches with a 31.5" cycling inseem.

JR