Despite being a sport and industry that is seemingly
obsessed with carbon fibre and the latest state-of-the-art materials, it’s
nice to see that titanium still enjoys huge popularity. There was a time
when it was an uber expensive exotic material but it’s become a lot more
abundant in recent years, with more brands using the material, and prices
coming down a bit compared to the arm and a leg it used to cost in the
90s. It’s still expensive mind, it’s famously a hard material to work with
can can’t be mass-produced in the same way that carbon fibre can.
With all that said, we’ve produced the above video to bring to your
attention, and viewing pleasure, six titanium road bikes we’ve tested
recently here at road.cc. Have a watch and let us know which bike tickles
your fancy, and if there are any titanium bikes you’d like to see us
review in the future, do let us know in the comments section below. Enjoy!
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Terrific titanium: 14 of the loveliest titanium road bikes we’ve ridden
Our pick of six of the best titanium road bikes and frames
| Weight | Market price | Read more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesis Tripster ATR V2 | 2,100g (frame & fork) | £3,000 |
Read our review |
| Reilly Gradient | 9,320g | £2,799 | Read our review |
| J.Laverack R J.Ack III | 7,500g | £5,975 | Read our review |
| Van Nicholas Chinook | 7,900g | £3,900 | Read our review |
| Alchemy Eros |
7,220g |
£3,999 (frameset) |
Read our review |
| Snowdon Paradox | 1,350g (frame) | £1,975 (frame) | Read our review |
11 thoughts on “Video: Six of the best titanium bikes from Kinesis, Alchemy, Reilly, J.Laverack, Van Nicholas and Snowdon”
I am totally in love with my
I am totally in love with my Wittson Illuminati. Small production but amazing bike and SUCH a nice family to work with. I got this frame as a replacement for a Kinesis GF_Ti Disc which was stolen this summer and the difference is night and day. I could not recommend this frame strongly enough.
eddyhall wrote:
what configuration do you have? I’m really liking the look of the illuminati to upgrade my long held Ti bike to. I’m hoping to take a look at Bespoked
Pantster wrote:
Ultegra Di2 and hydraulic disc brakes with handbuilt wheels based on H Plus Son Hydra & Hope hubs. Finishing kit is alloy Fizik, tyres are 28mm Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons with full length SKS chromoplastic mudguards.
My Tommasini Mach is the best
My Tommasini Mach is the best bike I’ve ever had, and I’ve had a few: Geoffrey Butler 531SL built by Cliff Shrubb, Pinarello Treviso Columbus SL, Bianchi Columbus SLX like Argentin’s, Look KG176 carbon a la Jalabert, and Colnago C40. Rides like a dream, hand-built to my spec and custom painted – including my Deda Newton bars – at no extra charge. Even put me up in a hotel for a night on my visit to the factory at Grossetto. In the end, a beautifully enjoyable purchasing ‘experience’ (for those for whom that is important), but ultimately the prettiest and best-riding bike I’ve owned by quite a way.
I’ve not watched the video
I’ve not watched the video (as I’ in the office) but I love my older Kinesis GF Ti, the only thing it lacks is internal routing but as it’ll probably last forevever and I’ve not got the cash it’ll be a whie before its changed.
Loving my Titanium Dolan.
Loving my Titanium Dolan.
Awesome. Looking to order one
Awesome. Looking to order one at Bespoked, same groupset
You should compare with
You should compare with Ribble, Planet-X and Dolan – all less than half the cost of most of these. I have a P-X Spitfire Dura-Ace and absolutely love it.
JWL wrote:
the PX Spitfire is okay if you only want to use a 25mm tyre, it sas they are limited to that in the spec, even my now 22 year old Raleigh Ti has a wider tyre clearance than that.
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
Then a comparison with the PX Tempest or Hurricane, reasonably similar prices, and clearances up to 50mm tyres.
Those retail prices are silly
Those retail prices are silly, My tripster ATR V2 didn’t cost anything like the quoted price. I built the whole bike for nearly £3k