FLV wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:55 pm
Singular... are they still going?
Yep. Ti stuff is on semi-regular custom build cycles. Not sure if steel stuff is kept as stock with a euro-partner.
I do so love my Gryphon and enquired about a Ti version. F&F was nearly £2k though so in the end bought a black-friday-deal GoldRush from PX. Got a full build for the same money.
Potentially a frying pan / fire scenario but hey ho So far it's been lovely.
GregMay wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:37 pm
Not the only Selma. Mate of mine has two. He's too short or I'd have nicked one of them by now.
Ooh, ti? We should start a club, I've never seen another. I think Rich at Keep Peddling was the first owner of mine, he'd love to buy it back but sadly not for sale. I'll leave it to him in my Will.
If I had the money to go custom (let's imagine a lottery win) it would be identical to the Selma but with the following changes
1 or 2 degrees slacker
Tapered head tube
Clearance for a 2.4 tyre in the back
Other than that it's my dream bike and they are only minor changes, I've got a 1.5 angleset and it takes a tapered fork with an external bottom cup so the changes would really be cosmetic. I can get a 2.2 in the back but there's not much mud clearance. Salsa claim it will take a 2.4 but I tried a 2.35 Michelin and it barely cleared the chainstays.
If you know exactly what you want in Ti but it doesn't exist then how about design it yourself and get it made. It's dead simple to do and cheap. I've done a few road bikes that work out around £500 a frame, a mountain bike will be similar.
How about having a word with Andy at Stooge Dave? Stooge usually feature an EBB but I believe all Stooge Ti to be one-off, so maybe a change of drop-out is possible?
So far it's been lovely.
