Man this is so cool! I've missed new RoJ videos a lot, and i'm glad there is more comming! Some questions: 1- will you opt for longer chainstays than the emonda in order to go back to a 1x drivetrain? 2- how did you decide on the final geometry? Did you copy the geometry from some other bike? 3- did you request a specific tire clearance? 4- will it have any extra bolts for bag and/or more than 2 bottle cages? 5- how long do you plan to keep it? Any concerns on resale value? 6- How will you be able to leave with yourself when the emonda replacement ends up being heavier? 😁 Happy new year!
I'm most interested in hearing how you like the road feel of the titanium frame vs. your other carbon fiber frames. I have carbon-fiber, aluminum, and steel and I have to admit that my steel frame still feels the best, even though it is 50 years old this year! (and my CF is a new Emonda, so yeah, a little bit stiffer, but with much larger and tubeless tires)
Same with me: My steel Casati - although only 35 years of age - still gives me the best ride feeling. It is exactly 9.9 kg at 59,5 incl pedals,bottle cage and garmin mount. Meanwhile i only ride it in dry conditions in order to prevent rust on the inside.A ride on it brings back the race feeling of my youth! 🤙
Hey @Doug I have a Ti frame from Waltly. I was really skeptical about the mythos of Ti feeling really awesome and dampening road buzz. But it’s not a myth, it’s actually true, it was really great. I have a steel fixie made by affinity that I really love and I think steel is probably the best out of everything because you can feel the road a lot better. With Ti + fat tubeless tires you can’t really feel anything, it feels like you’re riding on a cloud.
@@NyleRaps Maybe you need to size DOWN your tires to get back some of that road feel? I almost bought a Ti Merlin a few years ago but backed out because it felt "strange." Later I realized it was because I was wearing my prescription glasses on the test ride instead of my non-prescription sunglasses and it completely changed my perspective. By the time I figured that out, the bike was sold.
@@NyleRaps I'm in the process of getting a frame from Waltly too. Can't wait to get it built up in the spring. My current bike is Al and I've never ridden carbon, so I'm interested to see what the ride quality is like. How do you like your Waltly? Is the quality good?
This is nuts in all the right ways! I’ve always loved the look of Ti bikes. But I’m glad I don’t have to foot the bill 😁 Questions for a future video: - What geo did you go for? Endurance? Sporty? - What is the purpose of the bike? Alroad à la Open UP? Pure road bike? - What is tire clearance do you have?
I can´t wait to see the end result! I once built a Titanium bike weighing 3.88 kg (8.55 lbs, though with pedals coming in close under 4 kg) out of a Litespeed Ghisallo. It was Singlespeed, but I tried to have everything made from Titanium other than Seat, Fork and Rims, so that for instance meant a custom 3D-Printed rear cog, Titanium spacers, cockpit, etc. 6.7 should be doable!
HNY Mr ROJ I did wounder when the first video of the year would be out and it was certainly worth the wait. Looking forward to the videos as the build progresses,
Amazing! However, there is one thing, T47 should end up weighing more than regular 68mm BSA, but it doesn't matter. The extra stiffness with the larger diameter tube it can accept, this bike is going to be a stunner!
Awesome looking frame. I went custom myself this year and it's currently in paint (4+ months later). I will have the same fork on mine. The builder says the fork is really nice.
Where is Vlad from? Super cool accent. You may want to slope the top tube to get more bending/comfort on the ISP. They're relatively stiff as they don't have a seat post clamp, which is where you get a some micro movement like a pivot, it's not a perfect cantilever.
Can’t wait to see it built up. My incoming custom bike will have the same fork, but it’s steel and has much heavier components on it but I also weight 85kg so it wouldn’t make much difference saving 2kg of bike weight.
You could save 100 grams or more by attaching a cradle and pin saddle clamp mechanism directly to the seat tube. Just make the seat tube long enough and reinforce the very top from the inside.
I know, the topper is one area I decided on looks over weight. Love the EQ design… and having 1~2cm of adjustment is crucial for when switching pedals, or even saddles… not that I plan on switching saddles but you never know.
How funny..... i placed an order with Sturdy bikes for a bespoke ti all road -to replace my Open and Moots a few days ago. Good luck with the project, very much look forward to the new build video
My component wishlist for this build: Carbon wheels with Berd spokes THM Frontale handlebars 🤤 SRAM 1x mullet with Garbaruk upgrades (casette, derailleur cahe and pulleys) But I know you’ll stick with Shimano 😉
To 3D-print the whole frame as base of discussion with the client is absolutely brilliant. I guess Equilibrium does charge his customer for this mockup (maybe included into the final price?).
Very nice, looking forward to more content with this build. Will there be another video discussing how you arrived at frame size and geometry? Did you consult with a professional bike fitter? Keep up the good work! Thank you.
nice project...looking forward to seeing the outcome..have long admire the Bastion bikes 3d titanium lugs but as you say, weight was always a little high
Did you consider the Open MIND with similar ISP? You were an Open fan just recently. I really enjoy your videos and your quirkiness. They are informative but also very entertaining.
No, not really... an ISP is what I've actively avoided on all production frames. Just not good for the resale value. Going full custom I don take resale value into account at all. I also really wanted the Equilibrium 3D printed topper ;) I'm still an OPEN fan though, loved the UP! cheers!
Cool project. I see the front center being 598mm. If you have big feet, use a long crank, run fat all-road tires, or all of the above, you might want to check for toe-overlap. To increase the front-center you could substitute another fork with greater offset, which allows you to slacken the head tube angle while maintaining the same trail. Another thing I spotted is a BB drop of 75mm. A fat all-road tire effectively raises the BB. So maybe you could go with a 80mm BB drop and still not have pedal clearance issues. A lower BB increases stability as it lowers the center of gravity.
Very cool project! Excited to see how this one will end up looking. Think they'll be able to match the carbon finish between the Shmolke stem, ISP and fork? Further, and this might sound ridiculous: how many grams would you save if you made the BB a structural part of the frame? Think that would be quite unique in the bike world
Congratulations! You are almost at bike perfection! All you need to do is get a full titanium frame and some rim brakes and you will have the perfect bike! 🤭😍 PS. My Litespeed is 6.39kg. So titanium can be lightweight. (Full titanium)
Interesting how well it will be welded to the BB shell, because on cooling, Ti alloy might and will deform. The external shape of the welds is like an engineering porn :)
Since this is custom, why are there still all the fasteners to connect adjustable parts? -saddle clamp is a heavy bunch of metal, surely a direct mount would save a bunch or weight -fork is simply a replica of a metal tube design, made sense with cheap metal tubing but if you're 3d printing anyway, why not run a truss design (axle-handlebar-steering pivot makes a nice truss section)
Very cool! will you be keeping it shiny and silver or what type of colourscheme are you planning on? Will you be selling your Trek/Allied frame? (And here I am trying to bend a 80ties Mixtie frame back into rideable shape 😂)
@@troglodytestroglodytes220 There's a couple things you can do with Ti without adding the weight of paint. Brushed vs matte finish for starters. Then some companies can do some cool laser etching on the tubes. It looks like they've already decided on a brushed finish. But then you can add some subtle color with anodized titanium bolts and such.
That frame is going to be a stunner. But I'm also interested in what will be the new crazy ultra light components you will manage to dig up from some unknown corner of the planet. 23mm tires? Or maybe, 19s? Ohh you gonna get Berd spokes?
I was expecting you to come back and say, “Well this is actually all a hoax!! You think I’d go from weight weenie, mass produced Émonda to a custom metal frame?!!”
Are you building of Emonda geometry .. I always wanted to build a ti bike like the trek Madone from mid 2000s. Hope the build comes out light and with a nice ride
He said he will be swapping from the Emonda so I am assuming an endurance road bike. If I had guess maybe 35mm of clearance, maybe a bit more in the fork.
I don't understand why you went with the T47 bottom bracket tube. That size adds grams and it's not needed for any extra strength on a metal frame. One more criticism is the hidden cabling in the headtube. I know some people like it but it's not practical from the standpoint that you not only have a fork steerer going through a bearing but hoses too and that is just a bad idea. But this is your bike and you are the one who is going to have to live with it and maintain it. I think later on down the road you will regret that choice. I had my frame custom made too and the process was fun, any future bike I ever decide on I will go the same route and would never buy an off the shelf brand bike again. But, I love my titanium frame so much I will probably never buy another bike. I don't think I heard you talk about paint choices, you are going to paint it aren't you? You have to paint at least part of it even if it does add weight.😁😁
