Ti Lovers Roll Call

[slowgoing]

The Steel Lovers thread made me realize that I love Ti as much as steel. List ‘em if you got ‘em.

Holland
Spectrum
Legend ST
Merckx Majestic
Hors
Colnago CT1

[Elefantino]

Concours OS
LaCorsa ST

ti ... :banana:

[Steve in SLO]

Moots:
YBB mountain
Vamoots
Lightspeed:
Unicoi
Classic (Wife's steed)

[Blue Jays]

Spectrum Custom Super.
Love it.

[Ti Designs]

Yeh, titanium is for lovers** - http://www.ti-designs.com




** As a member of the ATMO school of self promotion I felt the need to add the link...

[jbrainin]

1993 One-Off Titanium (w/Serotta stays)
1996 Aeon Ti (made by Titus)
2005 Legend Ti (demo bike)
2006 Concours Ti

[michael white]

all I have is a relatively humble Merlin Cyrene and Litespeed Pisgah, but both get lots of use.

[texbike]

Only one now:

Moots VaMoots

But have had:

Moots Compact
Colnago OvalMaster Ti
Legend (pre 1995)
Litespeed Classic

Texbike

[Ahneida Ride]

Only One ...

Serotta Legend Ti (Rapid Tour Geometry)

[Climb01742]

new spectrum from tom. it's groovy. :)

[northbend]

merlin extralight!

[93legendti]

Spectrum Ti Coupled
Legend ST
Hors Road
Hors CX
Ottrott ST (it's half Ti!)

[Larry8]

Legend ST -- Love it! :cool:

[chuckroast]

1998 Serotta CTI

[Ti-Boy]

Moots:
Vamoots
Smoothie

[rePhil]

Moots compact
Douglas (TST welded, Colorado Cyclist house brand)

[soulspinner]

new spectrum from tom. it's groovy. :)

Did I miss the pics?

[MRB]

Ibis Ti Road
Serotta Seratoga
Serotta Hors Catagorie
Mongoose (?TST made in Id or WA)

[sokyroadie]

2004 Litespeed Firenze

Actually a very nice bike.

Jeff

[93legendti]

Did I miss the pics?
I was wondering the same thing.

[Peter B]

Legend
Steve Potts fixed gear
IF ti Deluxe SS
Ibis Silk ti

[Bob Ross]

I don't actually own any Ti bikes, but several years back when I was first getting into "serious" cycling I had the opportunity to test ride a Merlin Extralight with full DuraAce and Ksyrium SL wheels, and there was something about that brief experience that was so wonderful I haven't been able to escape the memory

(plus every time I see a Vamoots SL I get a major boner)

so yeah, I'm a vicarious member of the Ti Lover's Club!

[DHallerman]

Well, my Ibis Sonoma Ti is -- lately at least -- my main ride.

Then I have, yet to build up, a year 2000 (or 1999) Schwinn Paramount Ti, built by Serotta. (Comparable to which Serotta model???)

Dave, who wonders if anyone rides a ti frame with a steel fork

[Far Rider]

Well, my Ibis Sonoma Ti is -- lately at least -- my main ride.

Then I have, yet to build up, a year 2000 (or 1999) Schwinn Paramount Ti, built by Serotta. (Comparable to which Serotta model???)

Dave, who wonders if anyone rides a ti frame with a steel fork
AFAIK. the Ti Schwinn wasn't equivalent to any Serotta, it was built by Serotta to Schwinn specifications. Maybe a Concours could be considered a close match.

[goblue]

**

[xjoex]

I have a two:
TI Seven Mudhoney (raced it today)
Ti Seven Odonata (w/carbon stays)

-Joe

[Ripple]

1 Legend SE (When it's right, it's right ... I don't feel the need for anything more)

[hansolo758]

Legend Ti
Hors
Go Suisse

[SoCalSteve]

Hors Categorie

Moots Compact SL

Serotta Ottrott (well, partly Ti)

Past Ti bikes....

Serotta Legend
Seven Axiom x 3
Hors Categorie
Litespeed Ultimate

there's gotta be more, I just cant think of them at the moment...

[HSG Racer]

Moots Compact SL

HSG Ti (seatstays are carbon)

[konstantkarma]

one lonely, boring old Serotta Concours that I LOVE! :p So much so, that my CSI, Klein and Bianchi road bikes are gathering dust.

[tuscanyswe]

Shopping for a used legend.

But i ride

Litespeed tuscany
Tiarrow cross with a very comfy ti fork
Unbuilt Tiarrow road, thats too small

[LilBolt]

Holland Exogrid

[Jack Brunk]

2005 Seven Elium. Too bad the Ottrott I owned didn't ride as good.

[Dekonick]

Hors Categorie 56cm campy 10

Hors Categorie 56 cm Fixed with ENO hub.

Had a legend, but sold it to buy the second Hors Cat.
Had a Eddy Merckx (mid 90's) made by Litespeed, but sold it as well.

The Hors Cat's are going to stay as long as I ride. :beer:

[avalonracing]

Have:
Merlin Works CR Ti

Had:
Legend Ti

Looking for:
Ti hardtail MTB

[rockdude]

Fun, Fun!

Serotta
Legend- 56 square
Legend- 57 TT (For Sale)
HORS Categorie CX- on the way
Moots
Cinco-MTB
Litespeed
Obed-SS
Vortex (For Sale)

[jrmerson]

Legend SE. Best overall bike being made today. Rides so good only ride it on Sundays. Do not want to get used to it.

CDA is beater bike. Somehow it is not stepping down to ride the CDA during the week.

[Elefantino]

one lonely, boring old Serotta Concours that I LOVE! :p So much so, that my CSI, Klein and Bianchi road bikes are gathering dust.
Concourses are not boring.

Concourses are the Atlanta of the Serotta ti line.

Was playing around with the paint thing for mine. It might need a new look come spring:

[paczki]

Is there any other builder who excels in all materials like Serotta?

[tv_vt]

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=37160

60cm, circa mid-to-late 90's. This is a great, smooth-riding bike. Not wicked stiff - not a bike that makes you ride super-aggressively, but one for getting in the miles in comfort, one for flying over crappy roads at full bore, one to ride all winter without worrying about paint chipping, one for centuries. I rode a Look carbon and Fondriest aluminum more in the summer, but this is the bike I ride in the shoulders of the cycling season.

Wish I could find a 60cm Legend for comparison. This frame has a 1 inch steerer - it would be interesting to try a ti frame with a 1-1/8 inch steerer to see how much stiffer the front end is.

I doubt I will ever sell this bike.

T

[abqhudson]

After Schwinn & Colnago steel, Cannondale and Raleigh aluminum, Crumpton Carbon Fiber, and two Seven Ti - my present Serotta Concours Ti is my best riding bike ever.

[ejh]

00'Concours,
02 compact legend tt

[Tom Byrnes]

Presently Owned:
Hors Categorie Cross
Tournesol 650B
Ottrott ST

Previously Owned:
Legend TT
Concours

[bozman]

I have a Strong. I love it.

[John M]

Quintana Roo Santo tri bike
Merlin Agilis

I also like steel, carbon, and aluminum when properly done.

[mikki]

Holland Exogrid...LOVE IT!!!

[csm]

me three....

legend ti... all ti... none of that sissy carbon stuff.

[slowgoing]

This is a great, smooth-riding bike. Not wicked stiff - not a bike that makes you ride super-aggressively, but one for getting in the miles in comfort, one for flying over crappy roads at full bore, one to ride all winter without worrying about paint chipping, one for centuries. I rode a Look carbon and Fondriest aluminum more in the summer, but this is the bike I ride in the shoulders of the cycling season.

Agree 100% with your description of Merckx Ti. The cranks also seem to turn easier on my Majestic, don't know if it's the frame or the Phil bottom bracket.

[Elefantino]

This thread begs a question:

Forget the bikes that are ti/carbon. They don't count. (Except carbon forks and steerers are OK.)

Of all the pure ti bikes out there ... who/what/which is at the top of the roll call?

[mnoble485]

Mine

[csm]

no, mine.

[sbornia]

IF Ti CJ...coming to a classifieds section near you in January or so:

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/sbornia/ifticj1.jpg

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/sbornia/ifticj2.jpg

[djg]

Serotta HSG Ti (great bike)
Colnago CT1 (sweet -- gone, but not forgotten)

Hope to have a GP Suisse Ti built up before the end of the week (and raced on Sunday) -- I'll let you know how it goes.

[Dekonick]

Fun, Fun!

Serotta
Legend- 56 square
Legend- 57 TT (For Sale)
HORS Categorie CX- on the way
Moots
Cinco-MTB
Litespeed
Obed-SS
Vortex (For Sale)

***?? where did you find a Hors CX? If you sell holler my way

[Dekonick]

Quintana Roo Santo tri bike
Merlin Agilis

I also like steel, carbon, and aluminum when properly done.

How do you like your kangaroo? (Quintana Roo just seems like an odd name)

[Johnny P]

I have one Ti bike. A 1998 Serotta that I bought through the forum. Not sure what model.

[DarkStar]

'94 Colorado Ti, '00 Litespeed Blueridge. For a short time also had a Zunow ti, sold it in 1990, small. :beer:

[Dekonick]

This thread begs a question:

Forget the bikes that are ti/carbon. They don't count. (Except carbon forks and steerers are OK.)

Of all the pure ti bikes out there ... who/what/which is at the top of the roll call?

Hors Categorie. :cool:

[rwsaunders]

Legend Ti....F1 fork.

[rockdude]

***?? where did you find a Hors CX? If you sell holler my way

Purchased it from a cat in CA on craigslist. I paid him, I hope the frame is on the way...

[Elefantino]

Hors Categorie. :cool:
Sorry. Stupid question on my part.

Just admittin'

[FierteTi52]

I have all the Ti I need
2001 Hors Categorie
2002 Fierte Ti
2007 Hampsten/Moots Mudpig

[TAW]

I have a Colnago CT-1 which I got from a forum member. :)

[Mattbotak]

Had a C50 but was so concerned about damaging it I went with a Seven Axiom that came painted but had it stripped by Cyclart in Vista, now it's matt like a Moots.

[yeastor]

Moots Vamoots

[CaliFly]

Had a Colorado Ti...sold it...got sad...recently bought a Concours...now happy again! :beer:

[Der_Kruscher]

Can't be sure if I'm a ti lover yet but I do have a Lynskey R330 sitting in my back room waiting to be built up whenever I can afford it. I'm kind of bummed that Performance is selling Lynskeys now but I got a great deal on the bike and expect good things...I'll let ya'll know!

[thwart]

My Seven...

Smooooth.

No, it doesn't play in the salt and slush. :D

[mwaldhopkins]

2001 Legend Ti red
2001 Legend Ti blue
2008 Dean Colonel 29er
Moots Vamoots- wife's bike- gotta get myself one too...

I am indeed a Ti lover.

[gearguywb]

Mine....
Moots MootoX YBB
PsychloX

GF's....
YBB SL
Vamoots

[Satellite]

All mine are Ti (except 1):

Moots:
VaMoots SL
VaMoots YBB
Mootaineer
Mootaineer (NOT a typo I have two)

Ibis:
Ibis Silk Ti

Serotta (NOT Ti but worth an honoralbe mention):
7-11 Team Murray TDF Lugs

[xjahx]

Currently:
Indy Fab - Ti track frame with one off IF disc fork with offset to allow for dishless wheel - summer commuter
IF - Ti CJ with S&S couplers - Botswana here we come...
IF - Ti Planet-X 1x10 build, SRAM Red, winter commuter with studded Nokians
IF - Ti Planet-X - sitting in box currently, clearance for 45mm tires, ebb, rack mounts - the future workhorse
Jeff Jones Spaceframe - 29er MTB
Moots Snoots - One off snow bike

Past members:
Moots Psychlo-X YBB
Moots Vamoots
Moots Mooto-X YBB 29er

I am done. My stable is officially full! Of note, these were all funded through a small wheel building business that I have on the side, endless trading up, and 4 years of patience waiting for the right deals.

JAH

[OldDog]

1995 Spectrum Road

[Gothard]

Legend
Hors Cat
Colnago Bititan
Colnago Master Ti
Another Legend (wife)
Another Bititan (wife)
Dean mtb

[avalonracing]

Currently:
Indy Fab - Ti track frame with one off IF disc fork with offset to allow for dishless wheel - summer commuter
IF - Ti CJ with S&S couplers - Botswana here we come...
IF - Ti Planet-X 1x10 build, SRAM Red, winter commuter with studded Nokians
IF - Ti Planet-X - sitting in box currently, clearance for 45mm tires, ebb, rack mounts - the future workhorse
Jeff Jones Spaceframe - 29er MTB
Moots Snoots - One off snow bike

Past members:
Moots Psychlo-X YBB
Moots Vamoots
Moots Mooto-X YBB 29er

I am done. My stable is officially full! Of note, these were all funded through a small wheel building business that I have on the side, endless trading up, and 4 years of patience waiting for the right deals.

JAH

Nice job. Either you built a lot of wheels or your wheels are damn expensive.

[velotel]

Eriksen

past:
Litespeed
Merlin

[xjahx]

Nice job. Either you built a lot of wheels or your wheels are damn expensive.

Indeed, during my time in medical school, I was building between 10-15 sets per month x 2 years, and they were mid to upper end wheels ($400-800/set).

JAH

[JumpStart]

A most excellent 2005 Concours CS

[Ti Designs]

I just bought 9 pounds of titanium. No bike, but the subject doesn't really say anything about bike, does it???

[GuyGadois]

I have a TST ti which was supposedly going to be a Mongoose before they abandoned the Road market. I love it. I especially like the brushed metal finish and how there is no paint to chip. It rides great. Ti may be my favorite frame material.

:beer:

-GG-

[Elefantino]

I especially like the brushed metal finish and how there is no paint to chip.
More and more I am wondering whether 'tis worth it to get a painted ti bike or just leaved it brushed with nice decals.

[happycampyer]

I just bought 9 pounds of titanium. No bike, but the subject doesn't really say anything about bike, does it???I have a little over 9 pounds of titanium, bead blasted.

VaMoots SL
Compact SL
Psychlo-X
YBB

[rnhood]

I have a little over 9 pounds of titanium, bead blasted.

VaMoots SL
Compact SL
Psychlo-X
YBB

If I had those bikes I'd be a happycamper too. :beer:

[Walter]

Present: retro-vintage LeMond (Kellog designed/Merlin built)

Past: LeMond (Clark Kent) & Litespeed (MTB)

[John M]

How do you like your kangaroo? (Quintana Roo just seems like an odd name)

QR is an odd name. They are owned by ABG and the Ti frames are made in the Litespeed factory. Nice welds and has the Real Design aero fork which rides pretty smoothly. Not the stiffest bike in the world, but I am not a big guy. Much less road buzz than a prior aluminum TT/tri bike that I had.

Best thing is the deal I got on it. Bought it used f/f/hs for $500.

[Ozz]

2004 Legend Ti

Bought used from a forum member....nearly identical geo as my custom CSI...a touch shorter HT and CS, a little quicker handling. Fun bike. :beer:

It gets most the miles now cuz the bare ti is so easy to clean.

[DukeHorn]

1995 Merlin with full Dura-Ace and handbuilt 650 Wheelsmith tires back when they were in Palo Alto

[NateM]

Daily commuter,DA10,Centaur46/34,Kirk steel fork,LED lights galore,Bombproof and Sublime

[TC Johnson]

Just got a call from my wife, and the 2004 Litespeed Blade frameset I picked up on eBay with a $200 live.com kickback just arrived! That makes it three ti bikes in the house:

Eddy Merckx Majestic
Litespeed Teramo (wife's)
Litespeed Blade for tri's

Now I just need two more carbon bikes and a steel Serotta to have the triple trifecta.

I love this stuff! :banana:

TC

[Seramount]

first (and only) Ti bike is a '98 Schwinn Paramount. The frame was the evaluation model provided to Schwinn by Serotta for the '99 production run.

F1 fork, Ultegra 10, Mavic OP, Chris King, Thomson. Nothing flashy (well, maybe the paint ), just a nice, dependable ride.

[saab2000]

This is my Merckx Majestic Ti. I don't really fall into the "Ti Lovers" category because I don't really love the bike. But it works. :beer:

Pic was taken this fall after arriving home about 11 PM in Grand Rapids, MI after a late evening ride followed by beers at Founders Brewery. :beer: :beer:

[DRZRM]

Hey, nice to "see" everyone, had a baby boy at the end of August, so currently sitting unridden in the basement are

Moots YBB
Serotta Legend Ti

You can see pics in my signature should you choose.

Enjoy your holidays.

[3cb]

Vamoots SL
Mootaineer

[Jeff N.]

Holland Ti
Moots Vamoots
Seven Cycles Axiom SG
Litespeed Ultimate ('02...the best year)
Serotta Legend Ti
Merlin Extralight
Clark Kent (built for wife)

Sold : Airborne
Dean El Diente
Litespeed Team Issue (x2) Jeff N.

[Austin]

Titanium rules!!!!!!! I'm actually currently looking for a Ti tandem (62cm x 52cm) if anybody has one for sale.

Here's the list. The Merlin (63cm @ $1200) and the Ottrott (non-ST 62cm @ $1500) frames & forks are for sale. Both frames are in great shape.

Mine:
Ottrott ST
Ottrott non-ST w/F3 fork (for sale)
Merlin Extralight w/Ouzo Pro fork (for sale)
Mooto-X YBB

Wife:
Concours