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That sounds like a super-exciting project and the offerings from albannach look really nice too - you must be buzzing about it!
Do they manufacture themselves or just do the design and farm it out to Triton / Waltly / Titan / Hi-Light et al.?
Rik_Van_Looy
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Yeah its the second bike I'll build up myself after a much more simple All City single speed. Love all the research and sourcing etc.
So, from my snooping, Albannach work through Rothair Ltd which is also owned by Jim. They ship from Scotland, I assume after being looked over. Its definitely not a mass production line stuff.
"I don’t build the frames or stitch the kits but I design and engineer their unique details and style."
Its all very Scottish feeling and I like that! :oD
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Currently in the process of getting a custom titanium Albannach frame. Speaking one to one with the founder Jim about what I want, need, tyre clearance, little extras, mounts, aesthetics etc.
http://www.albannach.cc
We have taken my very comfortable Giant TCR geo and worked back to create a Torragar frame more suited to gravel/adventure/multi week/month touring.
All this customness for £1500. Granted hardly cheap cheap but this is a "bike for life" in my eyes. I will qualify this by saying I haven't got the frame just very happy with how its going so far.
Im going 2 x 11 Shimano GRX 810 on this build having used the 600 version on my current gravel bike. Hydro with real nice wide levers FTW
My advice would be to let things get out of hand with this one, squire!