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Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Final build. 11,5 kg without pedal and GPS mount, 11,7kg ready to ride.



Here is the monster  :o








Here are some details









First test ride :
not tested yet on the trails. Tested on road (1st SAG setup). The position is perfect, exactly how i calculated it.
Once suspensions locked, the bike is very responsive. Once oponed, the rear suspension is not as smooth as a "rear" full suspension bike, but not as rigid as a hardtail. It feels like an elastic hardtail  ;D

Very looking forward to test it in the mountains.
Before going bikepacking, i need to sew the packs. Something that should look like this (but with very small saddle bag)




June 07, 2021, 03:26:20 AM
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Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking)
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
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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
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Re: Riro 24mm axle carbon crankset
Hambini did a video on this and argued that it can be done if the wall
Thickness is thick enough and the aluminium grain structure is consistent enough. However you still have the problem of steel bearings wearing on the axle as it happens with all aluminium crank spindles over time. And then I wonder just how much of a weight advantage there’s left if you built an aluminium crank spindle sturdy enough in 24mm. I think there’s also a reason why until now every aluminium spindle was oversized, BB30 or DUB. Same reason why aluminium bike frames are oversized when compared to steel. Stiffness to weight qualities of aluminium just work better that way.

The Riro/Racework 24mm carbon crankset is about 388g (ver. 1 was about 377g) and the Goldix hollowed out alloy crankset is about 477g. I also have the Racework/ZRace 24mm steel axle crankset and that one is about 560 +/-. I keep that one around just in case one of my alloy axle spindles has a failure, but no problems so far. All are 3 bolt cranksets. Carbon crank arms save about 100g and going with a 24mm alloy axle saves another 80-100g. I guess the Chinese crankset makers could make a carbon crankset with steel axle, but they probably figure the weight savings wouldn't be worth the hassle. Though that would probably silence all the alloy axle naysayers!

December 13, 2024, 02:24:44 PM
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Re: Anyone Tried Elita One Master Post?
For those who bought it, any updates on the comfort on the seat post, does it do a great job dampen vibrations?

Thinking about ordering the straight/zero setback one and would appreciate any opinions.

I've been riding mine on the gravel bike for several weeks. At first I didn't think the design didn't do anything special, but I rode my other gravel bike with a standard Elita One seat post and it did feel a bit stiffer. So I think the design does slightly dampen road buzz. I've had no issues with the saddle clamp using a RYET Arcode saddle with the T40 mesh.

At this point, if you can find one at a good price, I highly recommend it now.  ;)

May 03, 2025, 10:32:17 AM
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Re: Epic Evo Clone I think they only want to sell and other types of communication are not interesting.

Airwolf gave me the most frustrating customer service of my life.

My bottom bracket insert got loose and I got a new front triangle after months of waiting.
I paid for shipping.
The new front triangle lasted less than 300 kilometers and the insert got loose again.
After two weeks of trying hard the customer service told me the frame was in painting.
Then nothing happened.. only ghosting.
When I tried to enter the chat using my normal web browser and my name, I got no answers.
When I entered their web site using incognito or other IP address and looked for a new frame or part, the customer service worked just fine.. until I started asking for warranty.. then ghosting in the end.
Their e-mail doesn´t work by the way in the warranty cases.

I tried to get a new warranty front triangle for seven months and then the warranty expired.

Hongfu has the best customer service.

May 21, 2026, 03:59:12 PM
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Re: Airwolf YFM061, 29er, UDH, T47 with Storage Box Seems great. What kinda fork would you mount? I am thinking about a kinda similar build with the winow 700c60 gravel fork, but with a crown to axle length of 410 the sta would be really like a modern racing geometry for road bikes.
July 15, 2026, 08:37:46 AM
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Re: Airwolf YFM061, 29er, UDH, T47 with Storage Box Sure you need an XC frame? New gravels become more XC nowadays. Check SPCycle G028/Mondince FM366 (57 mm clearance) or Mondince FM356 (61 mm) in the neighboring forum branch. Can't comment on anything special about them, just the first frames popped up in there. Perhaps there're some other options.

Also, there was a thread here somewhere about a beach racing bike, don't remember the frame.

July 15, 2026, 12:04:03 PM
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Re: Airwolf YFM061, 29er, UDH, T47 with Storage Box If you look at gravel frames you won't be able to run a mtb suspension fork without seriously upsetting the geometry.
July 16, 2026, 10:01:36 AM
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