Titan Cycles - Gravel frames

[gravity]

In my pursue of getting a gravel frame, i have considered carbonda cfr696 and china made custom Ti (Waltly or Titan). What im looking for is probably a road bike with bigger tyre clearance (40c), and of course with tweaked geo to make it more stable off road. This sorta rule out cfr696 as it looks like a pure all out gravel frame. So i have decided on Titan cycles. Waltly was considered but they’re not taking orders so the decision to go with Titan came pretty easy.

I work with Eric on geometry details. I provided all info about the frame i have in mind  in my initial email and Eric did consider every little details into the drawing - i was quite pleased.

Geo was approved by me on 1jun2021 and i expect it to be completed and shipped by end of august.

I have decided on:
Sram force 22 mechanical (shifter, RD, FD, cassette, chain)
Praxis Alba X 48/32
Juintech GT-F
Fulcrum Rapid Red 5 wheels
WTB Riddler tyres
Shimano Deore spd pedals
Cane Creek 40 headset
Deda Zero2 stem and seatpost
Arundel stainless steel cages
Handlebar - undecided yet. Not sold on flared hbar if im honest. Maybe just 12deg of flare only?

Will post as and when theres updates!

[em_reeze]

Looks like a fun frame. I love my Ti gravel frame. Why isn't waltly taking orders? Did they give a reason? How much is a frame from Titan?

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In Waltly website it states clearly they are not taking orders anymore - i didnt even bother to email them for this project at all. I also saw in Waltly Sumi’s instagram there are few ppl commenting that their emails went unanswered.

[tripleDot]

I believe Waltly is swamped with orders that they had to stop accepting new ones. From my last communication with them, which was late April or early May, I was told turn-over of orders have increased from 45 days to 3 months. That's double the waiting time.

[gravity]

@em_reeze sorry missed your last question. I was quoted usd850 for frame, and usd115 for carbon fork.

[bxcc]

Great to see another vendor used and documented here. Definitely keep us updated.

I'm currently waiting on a Waltly frame. It was supposed to be finished by the end of May, but it's been pushed to the end of June. Hopefully it is shipped in the next week or so.

[cst_jpr]

Looks good. No fender mounts though?
Pic is a bit small to see the dimensions.

[gravity]

Sorry no idea how to post better quality photo..

No fender mounts or any other fittings. Its not in my use cases for the foreseeable future. I hope i will not regret this tho..

[gravity]

The frame is still in the process of fabrication but i just got this from Aliexpress after almost a month of wait. Im very pleased with the quality so im posting it here! 

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Frame triangle is already welded. This was 2weeks ago. Hopefully the frame can be shipped by end of august.

[gravity]

First ride tomorrow. Very happy with how it turns out!

p/s i will share components list later on.

[em_reeze]

Looks fantastic. I will be interested to hear how the brakes work out for you. Nice to have options right now for frames and components.

[mtbluvr68]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002000414016.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.2.18f34dacMIWhuP

i've been thinking about this keoghs titanium frame 

[mtbluvr68]

Gravity I just order 1 of those to replace a post mount TRP  HY/RD on a new flat mount fork.   The Juin are just about as good as the TRP's and I love the TRP's I have on both road and gravel frames. 

[gravity]

Had it painted burgundy. The inspiration was Giant TCR sin city colour scheme but my painter couldnot replicate the colour. Alas im happy with the outcome anyway.