I Built A £17,000 Bike. WAS It REALLY Worth It?

Last week, Alex started to build his dream bike with an unlimited budget, using some of the most exclusive and beautiful parts, thanks to @CampagnoloSrl.
After building the bike and running through the full specs and details, he finally gets to ride it and decide if all this was really worth it…
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[@gcntech]

Have you ever splurged on your dream bike build?🚴‍♂ 🤑 What features would you prioritise if you had an unlimited budget? 💰 Share your thoughts in the comments👇

[@angieee-]

for me i will splurged in comfortability with my daily ride to work my butt is killing me lmfao

[@ruediger78]

Splurged in a way on my last build. Bought the parts one after one and in the end I never added it up to the last Euro. But the rough estimate is quite a bit more than I would have spent had I just gone into a shop and bought one off the shelf. Then again I think I still got a good deal with the end result. Money no object: More italian style I think.

[@svenlima]

I already have my dream bike. It's a custom made travelling bike with a steel frame built by Robert Stolz in Zürich/Switzerland. I chose Steel because if the frame would brake somewhere in the Himalaya mountains any car mechanic or construction worker could repair/weld it. I bought it many years ago. Today Stolz' prices for the same bike are around 13'000 francs/euro. The only thing I would change is getting a Rohloff gear hub instead of a Shimano Deore XT.

[@chrisround5122]

A the opposite to his

[@john_7986]

I bought/built mine in the summer of 2021 when it was difficult to find a new bike of any kind. It has cost (so far) less than half of Alex’s bike. I’m way less than half the cyclist that Alex is, but I’d guess more than twice his age 😂. It’s a titanium Litespeed Cherohala all-road/endurance bike with a full Ultegra mechanical groupset, mostly FSA aluminum finishing kit, Reynolds carbon wheels with 32mm Gravel King smoothies, and Fulcrum aluminum wheels with 35mm Michelin Power Gravel tires.

[@shamendrasakthivel]

Next budget build Alex - "oh, I had a campag groupset and Bora wheels lying around in the parts bin, so I'm gonna chuck them on the bike"

[@alexpatonGCN]

Damn, you've got me ! 😂

[@DanTuber]

Just like that shimano crank that was in the $1k budget bike upgrade.

[@lemonshire1]

Almost as if that was the joke

[@john_7986]

You're never going to live it Alex. But at least we're calling you Alex again

[@jalebkhan]

Haha

[@chrisround5122]

200 for waterbottles, they must be self filling 😂

[@firesurfer]

Self-fulfilling.

[@87togabito]

It makes me feel sad that literally, the only thing I have in common with this bike, are the bottles. This bike called me poor in 2 different materials

[@Navessalah]

Exactly. This is some Dune windtrap tech right here.

[@a1white]

With champagne 😅

[@markdavis8430]

🤣

[@tobimaxx]

I would be seriously pissed if I paid £17k and it weighed 8.06 kg🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@colecoleman1499]

Exactly

[@BennyOcean]

It's not for racing.

[@DariusOutdoors]

Depends on the stiffness. If the added weight makes you lose less energy to warping your frame then it can be worth it. And it also depends where the added weight is. If it's on the frame it's not as bad as if it was on the wheels because that you notice every time you have to spin them up. What shocked me more were the spokes. Round spokes lol

[@paulglover5359]

To be fair it's titanium, not carbon

[@colecoleman1499]

@@DariusOutdoors how can you actually tell if a frame is torsionally stiff nor laterally?

[@redrocker1055]

That's $21,331.58 for us Americans. I'm going to go get a drink, a very large alcohol drink, and reminisce about my first bike, a $50 Huffy.

[@DonMuffatello]

Our prices will be after tax tho

[@richardharris8538]

Huh! That'd be about CDN$33 000 including sales tax, in Canada. And I wonder if the CBSA would want their cut when it went through customs? Ouch!!

[@ghowell13]

Think about the feeling you had getting that $55.00 Huffy, though. I refuse to beleive it wasn't a great memory ❤

[@YippeeSkippie426]

Don't the Brits also have to pay a ridiculous 17% VAT on everything as well?

[@gcntech]

hahaha Alex had to poor a big drink when he had to hand it back too 🤣

[@Cycle.every.day.]

The white bartape makes no sense

[@kuman1212]

He can't find a silver one. 😂😂😂😂

[@treyquattro]

except from the most expensive POV. The bike is going to be deconstructed after only a few hours so why not use white tape?

[@holgz]

That’s the bit that makes no sense 😅

[@gcntech]

white bar tape does always look good though! (when it's clean!)

[@teleotto]

Its a build to dismantle project, so it makes sense that way, lol

[@DCassidy42]

I built my dream bike. I got a 2010 trek madone 6.9, custom painted it, installed dura ace 9100 groupset, yoeleo 60mm wheel on the front, 88mm on the rear, tubeless tanwall gp5000 tires, carbon handle bar, oil slick bar plugs, spacers, and stem cap. It weighs in at 6.8kgs, feels so nice to ride and no one out there has the same rig.

[@bonbonflippers4298]

Sweet ride! I built mine last year with custom geometry/ paint job with custom wheels. It's nice to have something completely different and impossible to duplicate.

[@letolollers3729]

We need a picture !

[@DCassidy42]

@@letolollers3729 Just submitted it to the bike vault!!! Fingers crossed it shows up on the gcn tech.

[@gcntech]

Sounds like a great bike! 👌How long have you had it for?

[@DCassidy42]

@@gcntech I bought it used in 2017, it was my first road bike. Feel free to check out my bike vault submission ;)

[@ArminFejzic]

"8.07 kg pretty..light" I felt his pain 😅 He would say "pretty heavy" , but 17k £ prevented him

[@Resoluteofficial]

£17k for 8kg, lmao

[@ArdGeal]

Or a brand new road+gravel+XC bike and a van to put them in....

[@gcntech]

Sign us up! 🙋

[@living4adrenaline]

Gravel bike and XC bike. Road bike is unnecessary, get a road wheelset for your gravel bike

[@Paganiproductions84]

@@living4adrenaline You can do gravel on your xc mtb

[@hopehendrickson-wb5tw]

I smile every day I go for a ride on my $600 Cannondale. 😁 I always tell my bike how happy it has made me. 😍 Glad you had fun and I enjoyed watching!

[@billskolnik4908]

I do what you do. Now I know there are two of us.

[@gcntech]

It's not about price it's all about how much you love the bike 🙌

[@paulgrimshaw8334]

Fair enough. I promise I’ll love it even more if I can take it off your hands for a tenner. And the creep who steals it when I stop for coffee will do so because he’s an art lover at heart.

[@on2play736]

Oh, man. As much as I'd like to build my own Dream Bike with an unlimited budget is only a dream BUT I have made a few dream bikes with a VERY limited budget and I loved them regardless. I also believe that if you like your bike it makes you want to ride it more, and more, and more! Quite a true statement. I've ridden them all and I loved them all

[@gcntech]

That's so true! A bike that you love will make you want to ride more often 🙌

[@jazzcatjohn]

In 2012 I built my dream bike of sorts, a Kish Ti frameset, Enve 1.0 fork, SRAM Force mechanical groupset, Chris King headset/bb/hubs, DT Swiss RR365 wheels, Thompson seatpost/stem, Fizik Aliante saddle, Deda Zero100 bar. Cost US$6400. Still riding it. Nothing has gone wrong with it. Still love it! The only thing I've upgraded is the saddle.

[@gcntech]

Very nice! That's a keeper for sure 👌

[@zxny]

exactly the build i wanted to see

[@wuzihuzi]

I get so bored hearing "omg gcn is so out touch, do more budget stuff" from the comments. They do heaps of that and it's not always entertaining!

[@lieblingsleguan1591]

That rear derailleur looks like a potato.

[@Frostbiker]

That is insulting to potatoes.

[@martincaron7709]

😂😂😂

[@dh7314]

Campy guys will defend their brand to the grave, even though it makes zero sense

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

A potato 🥔😂,Campagnolo is an acquired taste.

[@DavidMartin-tk4fs]

It reminds when of when you are out in the countryside and you see someone has inexplicably thrown a dog poo bag into a hedge. 💩🤮

[@anthonykidd6595]

Remember when we used to have rim brakes and you could build a bike that weighed a kilo less than this bike for around £2k?

[@gcntech]

Rim what? Never heard of them 😉

[@a1white]

Weight is a bit irrelevant really. If you wanted a super light bike, you wouldn’t be choosing Titanium

[@anthonykidd6595]

@a1white weight is a bit irrelevant really? Yet at around 4 minutes 20 Alex weighs the bike and says "pretty light"

[@a1white]

@@anthonykidd6595 pretty light for titanium yes, but if he was going for lightness over everything else, he’d obviously have picked carbon

[@PanzerIV88]

So true, now I have a more modern bike with hydraulic disc brake, Ultegra Di2, pricier frame and carbon wheels... It's a "Specialized Roubaix Expert 2019" yet it must be easily 15lbs or at the very most 17lbs, 10,000$CAD but my "Cannondale Supersix Evo 2012" on rim brake and narrow tubular wheels was only 13.00lbs!!! Not even legal for UCI 😮 Yet it cost me twice less than my actual bike. I don't know why bike these days got so much more expensive, yet heavier.

[@ninaforrester8552]

I built a new bike including 28c carbon Elite wheels, Hyyge aero frame 105 12 speed mechanical with Miche 14~ 30 cassette 34 53 chainrings that I up graded from 50 because it changes so well. Carbon 360 bars carbon seat and cranks. 8.6kg all for NZD $3,300. Love it.

[@donjones3558]

I built my dream bike this year: No22 Great Divide with the de-coupler option. Dura Ace 9200 wireless with the C36 wheels, disc brakes, PM, Darimo T1 seatpost, Darimo bars/stem and for the icing on the bike cake: Ti fenders that match the frame. Tips the scale at 17.3lbs, as the de-coupler adds only 150g! Total cost topped a few K over your build, but is my travel bike for many years to come. The hardshell travel case is small enough to be regular checked luggage too.

[@treyquattro]

and here I was thinking the bike was going to be the prize in a GCN competition! Beautiful build that is here one day and disappeared into the aether the next...

[@stephenblair4464]

Me too. Especially with the teaser we will talk about what happens next latter!

[@gcntech]

Hahahaha wouldn't that have been nice! 🤣

[@a1white]

I seriously wouldn’t know what to do with a bike like that. I’d be too scared to ride it anywhere for fear of being nicked (even leaving at home!) and insurance costs would be astronomical

[@frazergoodwin4945]

I put together my (more or less) ultimate dream build bike last year (Trek Ckeckpoint SL framesaet, GRX Di2 2X group set, Pro Discover carbon bars, Zipp carbon seat post, Selle Italia SLR Boost saddle, Garmin Rally XC pedals, Roval Terra C wheels with S works Pathfinder tires, - I have a road wheel set too with deeper Hunt wheels and 32mm Vittoria corsa pro tires) Ridden a little over 7000 Km on it and it has been BRILLIANT. Lived up to all my hopes and it feels SO good (helps I had a bike fit before getting all the parts and then building it to bike fit recommended set up). Cost a lot - but the Euro per smile ratio definitely worth it!

[@gcntech]

Wow that is a flashy build! 😍 how is it to ride?

[@frazergoodwin4945]

@gcntech I absolutely love it ! Bikepacked around Denmark 🇩🇰 last summer on it. Have ridden road rides, long ones (250Km+) solo and group rides with my club Brussels Big Brackets, as well as the Paris Roubaix challenge 145Km sportive this year. All made better,and easier, on my LOVELY RIDE 😍

[@Balloonclips]

Great video, gorgeous bike.. Thanks Alex.

[@performingartist]

That is a classically beautiful bike.

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

£17000,staggering value but you can't get anymore exotic than that.Really beautiful but black bar tape would look much better.💯👌🏻🚴

[@gcntech]

Hahaha the white bar tape has split the opinions of the GCN staff too 🤣

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

@@gcntech 👍🏻✌🏻🚴

[@TheImprobableIronman]

I think you nailed it when you said all that matters is that you enjoy riding it and, every time you ride it, you just want to ride it more. I've just built a TT bike from a mix of eBay parts, Marketplace bargains and a few new bits and pieces and I adore it. On its first outing in anger, it beat one bike that had a single wheel worth more than my whole build. It's not perfect and it's not meant to be - it's mine, I built it and I love it. And it's a project so will technically never be finished. Good video - and we need to see more of that vintage team car too.....

[@theeightytwentyrule]

What an amazing machine. It would be cool to do some videos with different budgets, maybe 5k 10k and 15k with no limits on what deals you're allowed to get etc.

[@gcntech]

That's a cool idea! Dream budget builds... what would you do with 5k?

[@azharifauzan9908]

7:01 "Enjoy any bike you have...." said the $20k bike owner 👍

[@kurtphillips124]

Except if you watched the video you'd know he doesn't own it...

[@wuzihuzi]

I want to know how Alex decided on that gearing

[@OMGcat96]

pretty mad build considering that di ultegra is SO GOOD

[@evandarling699]

It's like a Pagani Utopia. Built to be absolutely gorgeous and perform as good as it looks! I think we all strive to have a cool bike (or car/motorbike etc) that gets as close to personal perfection possible within our meager budgets. Love these builds!

[@duettoq]

Yes, my dream bike was/is a custom built 2007 Casati Vola with Campy 10spd Chorus at $7004.52 USD (now 11spd Chorus). Still going strong.

[@Frostbiker]

I'm glad Alex got to build his dream bike. It is nothing like what I would have done, but that's the beauty of it: a perfectly personalized build. Kudos!

[@gcntech]

thanks for the comment! What's your dream bike? Cheers!

[@Frostbiker]

@@gcntech my dream bike is one in which I can carry my 3yo daughter to the park. The child seat I was using applied a ton of leverage on the seat tube and caused some damage on the frame, so I had to get rid of it. I miss riding with her. I'm a simple man with simple desires.

[@Diego.fromheaven]

@@Frostbiker Thats a lovely reply mate, cheers to you!

[@Fennefar]

Collected my dream bike over 2 seasons. A Specialized Allez sprint Sagan Superstar, 105/Rotor power meter, Specialized aero bar and 60 mm Mavic 🙂 Love it, but ready for aomething new 😊

[@jayhoughton4174]

Great video, I love Alex’s enthusiasm and passion for his riding and his builds, but it does raise a question, do any of us have a dream bike build or do we dream of owning an off the shelf bike which already has the groupset we want? I know we all tweak our bikes, changing wheels, tyres, saddles and cassettes but these are generally based around a bike we want that just needs a bit of tinkering. Other than building frankenbikes out of what we have available does anyone dream of a building a superbike from scratch?

[@mattclarke6117]

I'm not sure if your hesitation around the price is a good or bad thing...if it were a car it would be a bargain, but then at the same time remembering it's just a bike is what keeps cyclists grounded and prevents bike manufacturers from bending us over the marketing/financing barrel like the car industry

[@hernanhernandez3861]

I just built a Litespeed Ti with Ultegra Di2 12 speed rim brake and Zipp 404s. Not as fast as my Cannondale SystemSix Hi mod. But love the old school look with modern feel like "your" Sturdy.

[@Millicente]

Alex did you steal these commenters’ bikes in another life? How did they all click on a part 2 video for a dream bike and still manage to complain about practicality and value? Do they not care to understand or are they unable to dream?

[@JonPaul]

I kept waiting for you to show us the seat post\mast or whatever is going on there.

[@tonysadler5290]

I've upgraded two of my bikes (one hardtail and one full sus Mountain Bikes) The hardtail Ibought for £500, the full sus I bought for £1600 in the sales. Put better tyres and wheel sets and drive train. The hardtail cost (including purchase) is about £1150. The full sus is about £3500 (including purchase) it's as good as carbon wonder bikes, just as fast and capable as any comparative bike. Costs, a bit less than off the shelf but better components. Oh and it'll last, I chose solid parts rather than fancy! - and all manual.

[@magicknight8412]

That was a beautiful bike, love the look , design and ethos behind it. The choice of titanium for almost everything was excellent, love titanium !

[@bdoubleu68]

This is the dream. Love the stem and forks!! I did a similar thing when rim brakes were still the thing and now I feel robbed. 😢

[@fuzzysmasher5555]

FYI, I recently bought a pro-owned, bright neon orange De Rose King XS from 2016, and it's all I ever wanted from a road bike. And it puts the same big grin on my face and I feel like its telling me to go out and ride it whenever it's light out 😂 The feeling really is amazing, even for a 1200 pound bike

[@gcntech]

That's super cool! A bike that makes smile it amazing 🙌

[@DavosPessos]

To achieve their own the bikes I own I have built and and spec’d myself to what was both affordable and practical- and they bring a smile and grin every time I go out on them - if the mega cash and splurge makes you happy then so be it - I do agree everyone ( cycling enthusiasts) should at least build a bike for themselves and tailor it to themselves ( making it a 1 of 1 ) bespoke to them - they will totally appreciate and enjoy the sport/hobby more - #keep calm and build bikes😊

[@bonbonflippers4298]

As someone that has rebuilt bikes versus owning stock. I definitely feel more connected to bikes that I personally stripped down/bought frameset only amd build it up. There's something special when you pick and install all the parts.

[@zukzworld]

Loved it. Thoroughly enjoyed!! ❤️❤️✌🏾

[@eddysobieralski8075]

Loving the finished build. A shame the naysayers, knuckle draggers and price-complainers will never get the concept behind it even though you explained. Loving the big-gear rookie error at the end too... 🤣🤣🤣

[@dh7314]

GCN comments section is the worst place on KZbin. People should just enjoy the eye candy instead of jealous moaning

[@rolfaalto]

Yeah, I have many (5) dream Titanium bikes, but at a tiny fraction of your price because my dreams are all halo bikes from the late 1990s and early 2000s! 🙂 So, most of the bling and performance, but loads of history that your bike lacks.

[@rikkich5357]

Well I did something abit similar, a van nicholas frame, campagnolo centaur sliver finish mavic open 4 11 speed amazing bike and it didn't cost anything like that great bike

[@troycollett8540]

My focus Cayo weighed 8 kilos and $2700 when I got it and it rides amazing

[@stephencurry8552]

I built a dream all Italian racing bike quite a few years ago. Only recently did I tell my parents how much I spent to build it (could have bought a nice car). Thing is, I am still riding it all these years later. So on a value basis, keeping me somewhat fit and happy. Paid for itself many years ago.

[@gcntech]

We love this! It's so cool when you get a bike for life 🙌

[@stephencurry8552]

@@gcntech "Bike for life." Nice encapsulation. Very positive.

[@markahles1580]

Eric, my dream bike was a 1987 Schwinn Tempo, combination of Shimano 600 and Sante' drive train and MA40 rims. $1000.00 US. Simplicity and perfection and an amazing ride. Money left over for a Hawaiian Vacation.

[@rkelner2167]

That bike is rad. I love the direction you chose. Campagnolo and a TI bike. Not just going for gram counting like most other dream builds.

[@gcntech]

It's about the full package 👌 This bike hits the spot 🙌

[@rafacycle]

Really nice looking bike, I wish you could talk more about feel vs carbon. I was about to buy this wheelset but everyone told me to go better for enve 4.5 with ck hubs - absolutely love them. Do you think the performance is similar?

[@H457ur]

I splurged for a custom steel Battaglin Portofino G with the same gruppo, Deda finishing kit, Garmin power pedals, and with Campy Levante wheels (cheaper than Boras, picked because they can take up to 40mm tyres). The total build is a fair amount cheaper than this, mainly because it’s steel, not titanium, but it’s still so expensive that I had to get insurance. Surprisingly, it’s lighter than your build at 7.5kg, probably because I’m small and light (172cm/61.2kg) and the bike is optimized for my size.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Great to see Campag kit. Those wheels are DREAMY.

[@gcntech]

Thank to Campag for making this dream possible! They made Alex very happy 🤣

[@lfoster7601]

I built my dream bike, a Ti/Carbon Colnago CT2, wih Record, Campag Bullets (work better with the rim brakes). Whole thing for less than £2.5k. Frame and a lot of the parts were NOS, some bits were eBayed. Not sure I'd get a more satisfactory bike for another £15k. I might upgrade to an 11 Spd mechanical Record groupset, but won;t change anything else Oh, and it's 8.3Kg, 19 years old and still looks and rides great

[@nicolasbozzo2364]

those rims are almost as wide as my MTB rims (24mm), and is not only mines, most xc rims are around 25mm

[@DavidMartin-tk4fs]

Interesting garage, seems to be keeping the Italian theme going in the background. I bet a few of them have Campagnolo wheels.

[@bryansenn]

Put the super record on a $40 frame set

[@SGriep]

would love to know why you chose the 48/32 - 10/29 combo on the chainrings and casette. Thinking about getting a 48/32 myself but as i'm mostly riding on the flat roads i'm not yet sure if it is the right choice

[@suhdud4646]

Talking wheels, Im my region the Campag Bora WTOs cost about the same as the Elite Wheels Helixs and because I enjoy niche parts which doesnt mean the most expensive, I went with the Helixs' all because zero people have them.

[@bonbonflippers4298]

This is hilarious and so true based where you live. I see alot of carbon bikes especially canyon/trek/specialized but almost never see any expensive steel or titanium bikes. Steel bikes are extremely rare in my area. Makes me want to get one just to be unique.

[@user-bq2cm4ul2s]

I built my Dream bike a Colnago C64, Sram Red with ENVE wheels, I love the bike. The problem is what next, while I'll never sell the C64, I'll always want another new bike

[@johnclement4781]

Ignore the price it’s beautiful 🤩… do more with campagnolo they are the best groupset manufacturers ❤

[@ricardorusso1462]

that super record groupset makes me cry

[@WerdnaLiten]

No bike is worth £17,000......

[@chrisjames1924]

To a middle aged dentist it is.

[@yosserc]

Nobody suggested it was! It's a 'dream bike' Essentially a bit of fun

[@CG-99]

Clearly not worth it to you, but each to their own. So sick of people arguing about cost of premium bikes. For those that don't see the value there is a myriad of choice fir very good bikes from €2k to €10k - take your pick. But if you want a premium brand super bike you'll need to pay more. All the best things in life come at a price that some people are ready to pay. Nothing wrong with that.

[@whatwelearned]

@@CG-99 I believe OP is correctly alluding to the insane mark-on on such bikes. Sure, if you go by the 'things are worth what someone will pay' maxim then yes it is, but clearly 17,000 is providing such limited improvement over a 7k bike that it's not worth it.

[@andrecrispim3209]

Not even 8k, let alone 17k

[@bubblesezblonde]

Enjoyed the vid Felix!!!!

[@ANDBIKE7]

One question, why titanium instead of aluminum? Titanium is better in terms of mechanical strength, but in a frame the main limitation is structural, and both materials are similar in terms of stiffness. In fact, aluminum is more malleable, so it might be better for playing with stiffness.

[@frantzs1077]

Looks beautiful. I'm on opposite side. Just got Triban for 620 euros. Putting new tires on and will convert it to tubeless. Probably first ride this weekend. Wonder if I'll have the same grin on my face.

[@davidhunternyc1]

Sturdy Cycles are engineering and artistic masterpieces, on the level of Porsche by Singer. Your bike is stunning. Would be perfect with a Sturdy titanium crankset. Also, the bar tape should be black.

[@nikitakaem]

beautiful bike

[@polsifter]

beautiful bike. Enjoy those few days riding whilst you have it!

[@mirage4554]

Rear campa mech looks horrible), nice bike though

[@mommamooney]

What a cool build! I must hurt the heart a bit to deconstruct it though. That said, I do get a giant smile on my face on my bike that is a fraction of that price.

[@thlee3]

the bar stem front end is amazing

[@gcntech]

Pretty special right 👌

[@petergoebelsmann4631]

It's a amazing bike. I will never go back to a carbon bike again. Titanium is the ultimate material for a bike and will last a lifetime.

[@markbooth6745]

Looks a beautiful bike, the best group set on it campagnolo. Great video 😃👍

[@gcntech]

Campy just has a certain class to it 👌

[@samwu1202]

Have you ever heard a brand of Ti bike called T&K? I think their frame is gorgeous.

[@bikedoctor1948]

Nice bike, The Last Legend By bertoletti i have sold is 7kg9 and cost nearly 3 times less with New Duraace ;)

[@markj.a351]

So you get to keep everything bar the frame? Pretty good deal

[@wooable]

What a build, the nicest bike I've ever seen 🤤

[@humprey2]

I've built my J.Laverack bike for c. £7,500 and it weighs in at 7.6kg! If I put on racing tubs, it will come down to 7.3kg... At what point is your 8kg "pretty light"???

[@marcusburger1523]

Is the saddle stem integrated into the frame so that it is fixed?

[@lbx5359]

I’m a bit disappointed in the bottle cages. What are they? They look like generic ones. I would have gone with Elite Ciussi’s in steel colour but I’m sure Silca Titanium would have been channel sponsor-approved, looked great, and be priced perfectly for dream builds.

[@adelmur1]

You should have a look at the french titanium brand Cykl. They have similar bikes and can do similar builds for cheaper and lighter. They have the RAAVE-R-MK-II

[@Solo_lobo4]

The white bartape doesn’t really work for me. I think iridescent blue bartape would look really good

[@CraigFyfe]

absolutely love the frame and fork! Also who's garage and team car is that its amazing!

[@raymondchatt420]

I bought a titanium frame set from Taiwan with smoother welds with intergrated seat post $3200 aud

[@gimjyu]

Requesting a review on the podium Ti bottles!

[@AMusset]

How does Titanium frame feels compared to Carbon ? Does it dampens vibrations more or is it simply more rigid ?

[@downinla4076]

It’s more expensive (though there are exceptions), heavier, about as compliant, but the frame set is generational. You’ll be able to give it to your great-grandkids.

[@timtaylor9590]

@@downinla4076 the frame material doesnt really effect compliance or road buzz. tube shape, size, thickness and geometry does. also if your main priority is comfort on a road bike look at the tires, and possibly suspension parts

[@gcntech]

It all comes down to preference, We've got this great video that should help you choose 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJSyfJmKo7d8f6s

[@timtaylor9590]

@@downinla4076 generational, yeah you can pass down the cracks, dings, and oxidation. meanwhile how many steel frames do we all have laying around that are decades old which function good as new. just dont crash and all bikes last unless you got some 600 gram carbon frame made for one season then landfill just like e cars and e bikes and basically any tech item.

[@downinla4076]

@@timtaylor9590 Titanium is rust-resistant, which means it’s able to withstand corrosion - which is one of the contributing factors in its long life span. Titanium is also unaffected by extreme temperatures - so if you live in a humid area, a cold area, or a rainy place, your titanium frame bike will be sure to withstand the elements and remain in top-notch condition. Unlike some other metals, sun exposure won’t damage titanium bike frames, meaning you can keep your bike safe all year round.

[@EmmeCalde]

Campagnolo components are works of art.

[@lostinature]

I built something close to a dream bike (extremely modest compared to this one, but it's bought with real money). It's an old £400 ish mtb. Now tailored for carrying me and bikepacking equipment, it's close to £2000 total and has been on several adventures :) If i didn't have to pay for the components, I'd go for a frame with internal routing, stronger brakes, dynamo hub, maybe even a Pinion gearbox or Rohloff hub.

[@bulletprufrodo]

That's a beautiful bike. I enjoy seeing nice bikes, even they are out of my price range.

[@gcntech]

Us too! So cool ot see how far you can push those dream builds 🤤

[@Ostsol]

That bike cost as much as much as my car! :D If I were to spend a whole bunch more money on a bike now, it'd probably be an e-bike. The one I'm looking at is $5400 Canadian.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

I bought a titanium NOS for $2000 Canadian. Weighs 8.3kg without pedals. Feeling pretty good about that right now. I sure love titanium.

[@theDude9750]

That frame is really nice, I'm really starting to warm up to titanium

[@craigelliott4338]

I'm about to build my first road bike. I found a cube Aerium with a bent wheel in a skip. I have checked the frame, its fine. So, im gonna rebuild it, and do enter the london to Brighton. I can tell you now, its not gonna be 17k though! 😂

[@stuartmisfeldt3068]

Can you do a review on the Campagnolo SR Wireless groupset?

[@Navessalah]

'drooling sounds' Aaaahhh, classic geometry.

[@chicodusty30]

Exactly what type of pedals are those? Are they magnetic?

[@MrLuigi-oi7gm]

Some people are having a stroke over the mass of the bike. I'm guessing the frame is a "large" as Shlomo is quite tall. A small frame would have cut that mass down a fair amount. Anyway, a dream bike is judged by far more than just its mass. And that titanium frame is going to be around a lot longer and looking lovely all the while compared to a light carbon frame that would crack if you looked at it sideways.

[@williamforbes7156]

I feel like i would have liked seeing Mavic wheels or something to effect of Cormia, but i know there are more expensive or sought after solutions than that and its one of the best dreambuilds ive ever seen. Hill climb off when?

[@seanmccuen6970]

daamn, now THAT'S an absolutely drool-worthy ride!! pragmatic and exotic. those metal water bottles, however, are a fly in the ointment.

[@gcntech]

Not a fan of the the matching frame and bottles?

[@hobbs2005]

@@gcntech What frame size is that? Looks like a 54?