Show us your Titanium! - Ti and Stainless bikes

spend a little more and go for chinook

Some lovely bikes here love the idea of ti and a bike that really lasts. Am very close to parting with my hard earned cash for a van nic mistral. Any other options in the sub 1500 bracket I should be looking at? Mostly going to be used for sportives and odd bit of touring.

I've got a 2011 Mistral. Love that shit. Really nice ride.

Why Mistral if you want to do some touring?

Have a look at the yukon instead.

Yeah I considered both chinook and yukon, well Yukon only briefly, my ideas of touring again are more aspirational now with two kids. I really like the chinook but it is a fair bit extra and not sure what more you actually get? A slightly stiffer frame?

I thought the same - mainly use my yukon for club and commuting, but when I want to tour or hell even stick guards on during the winter I can.

Some lovely bikes here love the idea of ti and a bike that really lasts. Am very close to parting with my hard earned cash for a van nic mistral. Any other options in the sub 1500 bracket I should be looking at? Mostly going to be used for sportives and odd bit of touring.

Have you looked at this one?
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s21p2573

Its an Audax frame so should be a happy medium between racebike, and tourer theoretically.

With 2 kids it can be nice to have a bike you can ride in the rain. I find the perfect cycling weather turns to rain. The second my kids are asleep, and the Mrs releases me from fatherly duties. So the mudguard clearance could be nice. Plus you can add a rack if you do find the time for some light touring.

Not to say the minstral isnt bloody nice though. Plus you can buy clip on mudguards, a massive saddle bag, and a big barbag etc. So while its not as flexible a frame as the Audax. you've hardly burnt any bridges. Depends on your priorities.

If you buy the whole package that's a good deal.

I was torn between the spa and a VN. Went for the VN in the end as fat birds isn't that far away from me so I could go have a look before I purchased one.

Surely this needs to be here,

....well its a start.

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Anyone know where to get ti/ti coloured headset spacers for less than a million quid?

Anyone know where to get ti/ti coloured headset spacers for less than a million quid?

J&L

i have a few bits by them, and a stem in the post. Decent for the moneys.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-L-Titanium-Ti-Spacers-Headset-stem-1-1-8-4-Pcs-/280817189172?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D2013605640377261092%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D3%26

Anyone know where to get ti/ti coloured headset spacers for less than a million quid?

no idea on the quality:
http://www.spincycleworks.com/servlet/the-72/titanium-headset-spacers-5%2C/Detail

Any other options in the sub 1500 bracket I should be looking at?

The Enigma Bikes ? They have a diverse Ti range and custom sizing for a little extra cash.

Anyone know where to get ti/ti coloured headset spacers for less than a million quid?

All my Ti, and alu bolt needs come from here...

http://www.jerseycycles.com/Spacers-Stems-Barshtml.html

Great stuff.

All my Ti, and alu bolt needs come from here...

http://www.jerseycycles.com/Spacers-Stems-Barshtml.html

Great stuff.

Infact just ordered some T spacers after yo reminded me. They have 1.5, and 3mm sizes, and I may need to do some ultra fine tuning of my Lefty set-u.

Cheers for the tips folks. Bling bling doesnt come cheap!

Cheers for the tips folks. Bling bling doesnt come cheap!

Just ordered 4 specific sizes, in hard to find sizes at that. Still cheaper than a Hope Tech 4 pack.

Anyone know where to get ti/ti coloured headset spacers for less than a million quid?

What size?

I have some that I'm not using.

My Van Nicholas Chinook with Centaur gruppo and Eurus wheels

That's nice!

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new bartape, 2ndhand fizik and new speedplays put onto the Mather on Friday, took it out for a ride today

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/7992066533_0008a0dae2_h.jpg

^ sweet as a nut

^^ that's a very rare glowing white bartape/saddle you got there mate.. :-D