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Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking)
Quote from: ottoreni on June 25, 2021, 03:40:48 PM
Wow!  Let me start off by saying that is an amazing looking frame.

I have always loved the feel that soft-tail frames offer, but I did not like their long chainstays.  I looked at Dean and Funk Cycles, but their soft-tail frames have chainstays of 445mm and greater. Your frame is 427mm!  I find that 430mm is my sweet spot for chainstay length.

I have to ask, with 90mm of travel, does the tire hit the seat tube when the shock is fully compressed?

Also, did the frame come with the lower shock mount that you took pictures of?

I am seriously thinking of contacting Titan to have one of these built.  Again, awesome looking frame!

I manage to have a short 427mm chainstay because I don't need a large chainring clearance.
I ride 26T chainring. The max chainring is 28-30T. This is a MTB for the mountains :-)

Lower shock mount is included.

The wheel doesn't hit the seat tube when fully compressed.


I sewed the first bags, I need to make top tube bag + saddle bag + handlebar bag and let's go bikepacking  8)
June 28, 2021, 01:44:33 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking)
Quote from: ottoreni on June 29, 2021, 12:24:04 PM
I live in an area with lots of flats, so 32-34 ring would be essential.  Still, if I can get close to 430mm chain stay length, I should be good.

Is this chain ring clearance something that Titan checked for you, or you had to figure out?

Thanks much!

Both : I made de calculation on my side and Titan checked for me as well.
June 30, 2021, 03:20:31 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Mini 2 days trip +3 000m elevation in the French Alps

Everything to sleep in a drybag under the downtube.
650 mL of water ( :o )
Food and night clothe in the framebag.
Rain vest in a food pouch of the handlebar.
Rain pant in a ziplock under the saddle.
All the tools in the One Up pump.
July 20, 2021, 02:52:43 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Yo,

I mounted a rear 27.5+ wheel.
DT Swiss 180 ceramic hub 12x148
Pillar X-tra 1420 spokes
Chiner 27.5+ carbon rim, without holes in rim bed  8)





Mounted with a Schwalbe Nobby Nic 3.00" => complete rear wheel + 400g
It fits perfectly.





It sucks the road when climbing.
But it rides sooooooo good on technical downhill.
Definitely the rear wheel that I will bring most of the time in the mountains trails.
The front tire will be replaced by a Maxxis Assegai => +300g







The 29x2.35 will only be mounted for light bikepacking or fast rolling events.
September 13, 2021, 05:25:37 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) They used to have an internet website, but they face webmastering problems for several months and told me that the website can't be back online for the moment.
You can still contact them by email, they do answer and produce.
April 22, 2022, 02:20:49 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) the contact is : anita@titanproduct.com
May 02, 2022, 02:03:45 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Rear travel is hard to measure because of elasticity of ti plate.
I tried to release air from shock, bike upside down, push down the rear wheel and measure the vertical travel.

It is around 60mm.

I made a calculation, considering it is a single pivot, same result 60mm.


If the seat stay angle is low, the travel is bigger.
Some says they have 95mm rear travel with 38mm shock on softails. This is marketing, not truth.

If you opt for a softail, keep in mind that this is not a full suspension bike, but something between a hardtail and FS.


SAG
I ride 25% SAG on shock, and get full travel on jumps. That's perfect to me.
I lock the shock on every uphill, because i like very reactive bike when pedaling.


BB drop
I think you should have a look at hardtail BB drop with same geo, and reduce it by around 20mm.

Mine is 42mm BB drop, whereas Kona ESD hardtail is 62mm (geo quite similar).
I do have pedal strike sometimes on rocks when climbing, but i have the feeling that I am "in" the bike.

I still have the ability to manual when i want.
June 01, 2022, 03:43:48 AM 		1
Re: Soft-tail Titanium 29 Looks great, can't wait to see the final build!


What was the design process like with the flex plate? Do they use a standard thickness, or is that adjusted based on your weight?
October 16, 2022, 09:48:34 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) yes.
you need to mount the lower part first, then the upper part (with the help of a little piece of wood or a tool to expand so that you can insert the upper part of the shock easily)
When i read the you scratch the bottom of stanchion, i guess you put in the upper part first (front of bike) ?
July 26, 2023, 01:38:52 AM 		1