4975gr titanium Brompton clone

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Raxel
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by Raxel

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-Titanium main frame (mirror polished)
-Titanium rear triangle, fork (black finish)
-Handmade Carbon Fiber handlepost
-THM Clavicular SE crank
-Omoworks Carbon chainring
-M2racer Orb Ti pedals
-J&L Ceramic Bottom Bracket
-PYC SP1101 chain
-DT swiss fork lockout lever (as shifter)
-KCNC VB1 lever
-KCNC C7 brake + corima pads
-Custom 3D printed chain tensioner
-Darimo T1 Loop seatpost (31.8*500mm)
-Dash P3 saddle
-Hyrix 20mm carbon clincher rim + Titanium spokes
-Tubolito tubes
-AICAN cables

I think it is currently the lighest titanium framed Brompton clone out there. (Yes, there are LIGHTER builds using custom lugged carbon main frame! )

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LouisN
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by LouisN

Love it !
Would love to build one for my mom !!

Louis :)

basilic
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by basilic

This is great!
The tiny saddle is a nice touch

jpeterson1012
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by jpeterson1012

More pics please! this might just be one of my favorite bikes on the forum :D

welchy
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by welchy

So, I'm keen to know the costs for the frame and where you sourced it from. I'm travelling more and more now and this looks to be a great option. Do you pack it away in a case at all?

Cheers,

Tom

Raxel
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by Raxel

jpeterson1012 wrote:
Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:00 am
More pics please! this might just be one of my favorite bikes on the forum :D
Will post more pics soon!
welchy wrote:
Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:24 am
So, I'm keen to know the costs for the frame and where you sourced it from. I'm travelling more and more now and this looks to be a great option. Do you pack it away in a case at all?
Those frames are available from ebay and aliexpress. This one is proper WW version and I have built more practical version for my father (disc brake, no WW parts, around 6.8kg) and my wife too. There are a number of builders building them with slightly different designs and quality standards so your mileage may vary. They are not inexpensive, and the price of whole bike without any WW parts are typically around $4K. Still way lighter and cheaper than original full titanium Brompton (which has been just leased, weighs 7.95kg and costs ~4K GBP)

I do have soft case for Bromptons but haven't done air travel with them due to covid yet.

sylvain70
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by sylvain70

Very very nice bike :)

Geoff
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by Geoff

Ok, that's nice. What a great idea.

lightklein2
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by lightklein2

Hey Raxel

great build. Are you still happy with it?
Can you tell us the source of the frameset?

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mike
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by mike

Luv it!!!! Though personally I would not use so light parts on a commuter bike

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