Can anyone recommend(sp?) a company or indidual to do a custom Titanium bike. I'm basically looking to do a more European/dutch (Azorbike makes a good one) version of the Merlin Newsboy (Airborne made one too I think). I realize one-offs can be expensive but the geometry is pretty straight forward and stable. Any advice?
cutom Ti question/advice
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 7:05am
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 7:38am
#1
"Matt Chester or Jeff Jones.
mattchester.com
jonesbikes.com
If you're flexible on material (say, steel), then add Sycip (26"" bmx or Javaboy) and Retrotec
www.ingliscycles.com/retrotec/index.html
www.sycip.com
I'll stake $20 no one has a better suggestion.
- Christian"
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 8:55am
#2
I would definitely NOT take you up on that bet. Thanks alot
Wed, 08/03/2005 - 4:29am
#3
Hey, bikey, one more thing to think about in your quest for a 2005 Schwinn Excelsior...
The original Newsboys came with a roller cam brake under the bottom bracket. This was a pretty awful solution, but it kept the curvy sexy seatstays free of cantilever posts.
Now that it's 2005, you'll want the bike built with discs. Not because discs are better, but because it'll retain the clean lines of the seatstays. And this bike is about style anyway.
- Christian
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 9:25pm
#4
merlin custom
Merlin customizes most if not all of their models. Have you asked them? I wanted a cyrene with compact geometry and they had no problem making it custom for me. They told me it was the only compact geometry cyrene they've made. Don't go to a store, just call the merlin number on the website. They will then recommend the store to be fit at.
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 9:50am
#5
I would contact Jason Barcoff from Piermont Bicycle Connection. I know he has done a bunch of one-off's with Independent fabrication, Merlin, Litespeed. I think he mostly works in the Tenafly location
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 9:54am
#6
I second that..
I just picked up a custom Merlin from Piermont last week (a cyclocross/touring job). Jason is a great guy. He's there (Tenafly 201-227-8211) on weekends.
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 10:22am
#7
Spectrum
"Spectrum makes Ti and Steel frames. I'll be taking delivery in a few weeks... http://www.spectrum-cycles.com/"
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 10:34am
#8
Habanero
Thu, 08/04/2005 - 1:19pm
#9
great prices. i assume they're made off shore-in china or something. I don't really have a problem with that - I think some US frames are way over priced anyway.
Any idea of their quality?
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 10:52am
#10
Custom builders
"Hasn't been updated in a while, but here's a list with a few builders you may not have heard of."
Tue, 08/02/2005 - 11:40am
#11
Fitting for a custom bike
If you're interested in a custom bike, you should attend the August club meeting. Paul Levine will speak about bike fitting. He gives a terrific presentation. I learned more from listening to one of his presentations than I did when I got my fitting from one of the fitting gurus often plugged on this message board. Paul sells Serottas, which is what I would get if I could afford a custom ti. According to his website, www.signaturecycles.com, he sells more Serottas than anyone else in the country.
