I couldn't finishing get everything put onto the bike on my break and had to finish it off at the end of the day. Really happy with how the bike came out. It weights about 10.4kg in total so not unhappy with that. Sub 10kg would be possible by replacing saddle, grips and bars for carbon. In fact, I intend to get carbon bars anyway but not yet. I will also replace as many bolts with Ti as possible. I just want the bike to be as corrosion resistant as possible since I am committing this to be my last bike for some time (he says!)

The fork steerer could be trimmed a smidge. I rode the bike home and back to work today. Only about 30 miles total. I have to say everything feels great. The frame is solid and the 34.9mm ISP is not as unforgiving as I had expected it to be!

I have not ridden non-lefty suspension fork for years and its odd - my balance feels slightly off. On the second ride, I didn't have the feeling nearly as much as the first ride. The geometry was meant to be an exact copy of the Cannondale Flash but i am running a 100mm stem instead of 110mm and the axle to crown on the Flash was a little shorter than this bike so my position feels a bit different but certainly not uncomfortable.

As with all builds, I need to make a few tweeks. Saddle nose needs to come up a degree or two and the saddle needs to come back a tiny bit too. I think I could also trim another 10mm off the ISP so that I have adjustment. I cut it perfectly and with the seatpost topped bottomed out my position is correct but it means I can only increase the saddle height from here and cannot lower it at all.

I will also get a carbon rigid fork at some point. I don't ride off road nearly as much as I should and when I do, even on rigid forks, i'm alright. Plus it'll lightly the bike up a chunk for commuting and nipping around the New Forest.

I've not had good luck with bike frames. 5 of my last 6 have cracked or snapped so I am hoping for better news here. I suppose there is always a gamble when buying something which will be hard to warrant, purely based on distances involved. However, my experience with Titan have been great and hopefully the only thing that goes wrong with this bike will be due to an accident instead of workmanship.

Don't have my phone on me, but my frame was despatched about 2 weeks ago. I think they quote abotu 45 days for shipping so I should have an update in late May.

Although my plans were to originally run a lefty fork, my decision has drifted. I had another front wheel built up to match the existing rear but this time with a non-boost front hub. I sourced a nice set of secondhand Rockshox Reba's and will try these too. I guess, i do like my lefty and how it looks but it makes sense to change to something standardised now.

The bike is being supplied with a titanium headset so thats something I don't need to source. I plan to order my KCNC seatpost topper shortly.

When the bike gets built, I'm gonna do a spruce up. Replace gear cables, rotors, pads, chain, cassette and chainring. I did get some Hope brakes to fit but I've never liked them...these were no different so up for sale they go.

I've had good luck with the generic clear helicopter tape for quick dirty protection.

If you want a fitted kit to really wrap a frame and make it pretty, I would spend real money for a kit that has been meticulously designed for your frame. The difference between a frame specific wrap kit and a generic one is huge.

I agree with this but the price difference is massive. I have been using generic stuff for ages and works well. I've not removed it from any frames to which it is applied but I cut lengths of tape onto parchment paper then used a scalpel to cut the pieces nicely. Came out okay, definitely not like an Invisiframe kit though.

I have these on some wheels but chanegd the ratched system. I never tried the 72T version because i didn't read much good about that from a longevity perspective. I ride all year in the UK and have done about 2000 miles on my wheels since October. They are really loud, i am using 36T ratchet and I checked the ratchet recently and all looked good. Just gave it all a good clean and put back together.

The HG freehub i have is like cheese. It didn't take long before the sprockets had worn badly into the splines because the splines have much less material on them. I bought a replacement but yet to fit it, shifting is still okay and overall been super happy with the hubs. Bearings still smooth and nothing corroded inside.

Perhaps not a great insight to this specific version of the product but overall super happy with the goldix hubs and have two light XC wheelsets with them.

I tried the yellow Swiss stop on my road bike last year. The best right ?

And not that impressed by their cost/braking power, I came back to my beloved pink Elite Cooma:
https://alphabicycling.aliexpress.com/store/group/Elite-Brake-Pads/1513091_10000001152730.html
I put them on all kind of bikes: road, gravel, MTB and e-bike.

I've never gotten pads from AliX but I'm wanting to try some so thanks for the recommendation. I've just bought a few sets for trialling

I had used bars from TiTo and had other parts from them too previously (forks, cages). Bars were great. I didn't get the right ones sent to me, i got wider than i asked for but thats not really an issue and I kept them. When i had their forks, i was surprised how flexy they were and those were the only Ti forks i had tried, the bars never worried me but with downward pressure i could feel them flexing and got used to it. I sold my Tito ti parts with my Singular Swift but those served me well for about 4 years.

Thats the only input I can offer. I am having a Ti frame built from Titan right now and they offer bars. I was tempted but my budget is tight right now and decided I'll fit my carbon bars instead. In the future, I plan to try their bars though.

If you can't find reviews for teh exact bars you're looking at, why not look at the manufacturers other Ti parts and see what the reviews say about the part and company?

I suppose its not too much to ask but I think it's too late. I did consider it but I've never had to use one before so doubt I'd need to. Thats a cool shot of your bike. Although yours was not made by Titan, have you been happy with your frame?