The most titanium mountain bike in the world

[SK5]

Now I wasn't too sure if it was the right place to post but it is light at around 9kg for a titanium bike .

This was a huge project and took a lot of my time . Unlike carbon titanium is a very hard material to work with and some of the parts I made took extra time (mudguards, shims, lever brackets, brake levers, freehub spacers, c clips and some other stuff) .

It got featured on Bikepacking.com and got a lot of traction with the first version . This is the second version and has even more titanium . I haven't done a detailed description of the work just yet . I have so much work right now but I will do it later .

So here is the list :

⦁ Titanium frame (100%)

I. Titanium repair gusset
II. Titanium connecting bolt
III. Titanium long custom spacer
IV. Titanium connecting nut
V. Titanium gear hanger bolts
VI. Titanium gear hanger plate
VII. Titanium weld guard
VIII. Titanium bolts and titanium round nuts

⦁ Titanium seatclamp (100%)

I. Titanium custom machined bolt
II. Titanium barrel nut

⦁ Titanium seatpost (100%)

I. Titanium cradle bottom
II. Titanium cradle top
III. Titanium mounting bolt
IV. Titanium female bolt

⦁ Titanium saddle (100%)

I. Titanium shell
II. Titanium rails

⦁ Titanium stem (3d printed)

I. Titanium custom machined bolts
II. Titanium face plate

⦁ Titanium handlebar shims (3d printed)

⦁ Titanium headlock system (100%)

I. Titanium rod
II. Titanium steerer base cap plate
III. Titanium top cap
IV. Titanium bolt with threaded head

⦁ Titanium top cap (3d printed )

I. Titanium bolt

⦁ Titanium headset (100%)

I. Titanium cups
II. Titanium crown race
III. Titanium compression ring

⦁ Titanium forks (100%)

I. Titanium steerer
II. Titanium legs

⦁ Titanium steerer extension

⦁ Titanium dual rear mudguard

I. Titanium mounting bolts
II. Titanium barrel nuts
III. Titanium support arm
IV. Titanium extra guard for more rigidity

⦁ Titanium front mudguard

I. Titanium mounting bolts

⦁ Titanium bell (100%)

I. Titanium mounting bolt

⦁ Titanium computer mount (3d printed)

I. Titanium mounting bolts

⦁ Titanium grips (100%)

I. Titanium collars
II. Titanium center
III. Titanium mounting bolts

⦁ Titanium bar end plugs (3d printed)

I. Titanium bolts
II. Titanium custom plug nuts

⦁ Titanium handle bar

⦁ Titanium tri bars

I. Titanium mounting bolts
II. Titanium barrel nuts

⦁ Titanium front thru axle

I. Titanium thru axle washer
II. Titanium pins used when shortening axle

⦁ Titanium brake hose parts

I. Titanium custom machined caliper bolts
II. Titanium banjos
III. Titanium hose inserts
IV. Titanium covers
V. Titanium connector bolts
VI. Titanium bleed nipples

⦁ Titanium backed brake pads

I. Titanium brake pad pins

⦁ Titanium brake lever clamps

I. Titanium clamp bolts
II. Titanium bolt washers

⦁ Titanum brake levers

⦁ Titanium brake discs

I. Titanium disc bolts

⦁ Titanium hose clips

⦁ Titanium bottle cage

I. Titanium cage bolts

⦁ Titanium rear skewer (100%)

I. Titanium skewer nut
II. Titanium rod
III. Titanium head

⦁ Titanium chain rollers

⦁ Titanium rear sprocket

⦁ Titanium freehub spacers

⦁ Titanium freehub lock ring

⦁ Titanium chainring

⦁ Titanium crank set (100%)

I. Titanium crank arms
II. Titanium lock ring

⦁ Titanium crank axle

⦁ Titanium crank bolts

⦁ Titanium self extracting crank bolt covers

⦁ Titanium bb cups (100%)

I. Titanium bb cup lock rings

⦁ Titanium bashguard (100%)

I. Titanium fixing bolts
II. Titanium ISCG mounting bolt

⦁ Titanium kickstand (100%)

I. Titanium mounting bolts
II. Titanium kickstand clamp mounting bolts

⦁ Titanium platform pedals

I. Titanium axles
II. Titanium end nuts

⦁ Titanium pedal extensions

⦁ Titanium pedal washers

⦁ Titanium rear rack

I. Titanium tube plugs
II. Titanium rack mounting bolts
III. Titanium mounting rod
IV. Titanium hose clamps

⦁ All bolts and nuts titanium

⦁ Titanium headbadge

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[wheelsONfire]

Oh such nice work of art. A beautiful concept

[spartacus]

Hows the ride?

[Juanmoretime]

Me likes! Might need some more titanium on it.

[fsp15923]

I think you need more than a pat on the back. How I wish I had the time or the money to do what you did.

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[kode54]

That’s a fine job with great results! Congrats!

[F45]

That's very titanium but you inexplicably gave up on the spokes.

[fatpinarellorider]

I am not a fan. Sorry!

I was expecting to see nuke proof hubs with Ti shell and Ti spokes.

There was a full titanium chain available back in the day (made by viking).
It had titanium rollers, inner and outer links. But not the pins I think.
Probably 8 speed or something (which would have worked on your build).

Good luck finding one of those though, I can't even find a single image on the entire internets.

[SK5]

Thnk you for the comments . Appreciate the positive responses and understand it's not to everyone's liking . Regarding the spokes they are titanium but because this is a 'strange' wheelset by CrankBros the nipples run from the hub rather than the rim an they run halfway . So the spokes are actually 132mm length (dude at the factory asked if it was for a kid's bike) . I used this wheelset because the amount of titanium meant the bike flexed a bit when cornering so having a wheelset with shorter titanium spokes meant higher stiffness than a standard wheelset .

[MaxLL]

Thnk you for the comments . Appreciate the positive responses and understand it's not to everyone's liking . Regarding the spokes they are titanium but because this is a 'strange' wheelset by CrankBros the nipples run from the hub rather than the rim an they run halfway . So the spokes are actually 132mm length (dude at the factory asked if it was for a kid's bike) . I used this wheelset because the amount of titanium meant the bike flexed a bit when cornering so having a wheelset with shorter titanium spokes meant higher stiffness than a standard wheelset .

That's a tough bike you got there. It's a lot of work to process titanium. Titanium is used to make spaceships, and this is the bike!