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I'm all about fat tubes. I'm also attracted to the corrosion resistance for winter road bike duties but from what I see on the market, companies seem to make heavier/more relaxed/slower bikes for All-Weather/Winter/Audax bikes. I don't want to go any slower just because I've fit mudguards.
Truth be told I'm thinking of designing it, having a couple manufactured to spec, painted and potentially offering them for sale/starting a micro brand which should hopefully be cheaper than the big brands (and a lot cheaper than going to a UK or US framebuilder) whilst also being cooler.
I don't want to be churning out On One style gravel bikes though so I'm not sure if there's enough interest in the sort of bikes I personally likeI can't think of many people building fast Ti bikes that aren't fully custom
This is what I'm counting on
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Sounds cool. I've only heard good things about working with Waltly if you can get the comms down.
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Good stainless steel will be lighter, stiffer, easier to repair and almost as corrosion resistant.
Oh and it doesn't crack near the welds either.
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Sounds interesting, is more or less what I’d consider for replacing my winter bike TBH… cost dependent obv
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Put me down for one!
I have had the same idea for a next project, functionalish fast bike that can take +32's and guards easily. Not necessarily fat tubes, but as long as it's stiff and around or under 8kg I'm happy.
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I’d 100% buy one of these if you do XL/ 60cm size. There was a guy on here doing similar with mtb frames but I forget who it was?
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companies seem to make heavier/more relaxed/slower bikes for All-Weather/Winter/Audax bikes. I don't want to go any slower just because I've fit mudguards.
I also found this when looking for a proper winter road bike. There really isn't much on the market other than kinesis 4S or fairlight strael
JB
leggy_blonde
andyfallsoff
LeMesjeu
Tallboy
swedeee
Not a crisis, but also not where the material shines IMO. I know it can be built into fast bikes, but the tubing diameters have to be really quite something to maintain the same level of stiffness as steel tubing, a la No. 22. I can't think of many people building fast Ti bikes that aren't fully custom. But if you're okay with fully custom, then I say go for it.