New No22 Reactor

[fatsanta92]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Customizing Carbon fiber mold manufacturing is in no way cost and time comparable to 3D printing. We all want custom bikes to meet our fitting needs and Carbon fiber mold manufacturing is not going to cut it in the near future, it is going to be a quickly dying industry. My prediction, Carbon bikes will be dead in less than 10 years, to expensive, labor intensive and not effectivly recyclable to continue to make.

What's going to replace it?

[krooj]

Originally Posted by jpang922

This, but for all Aero road bikes.

Having seen a number of No.22 bikes IRL, I have to admire the attention to detail, but dey ugly af.

[fredd]

I want one of these really bad. Can't afford a "regular" no22 much less this, but I do really like it.

[GonaSovereign]

Originally Posted by Nomadmax

Did carbon fiber replace Ti at number 22 on the element chart ?

Same owners: No6 Composites.

[GonaSovereign]

I don't think the typical Paceliner is the audience for this bike.

It's pretty cool if you like the integrated aero stuff. They have plenty of more classic models, too.

Good on them. Why wouldn't they push?

[Hilltopperny]

I was able to see this in its raw form before it was finished. They did a great job transforming it into a bicycle frameset, but I much prefer the welded bikes they produce to this one.

I'm not sold on the 3d printing craze and would take any of the other bikes they make there at No22 over this one personally.

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[Kyle h]

Price tag aside, this bike is 100% up my alley. I can only imagine a frameset will be $10k but if it was close to $5-6k I would order one and sell my Propel.

[ERK55]

Originally Posted by ERK55

Well the current “Reactor” is a rim brake frame @ $6500.
The upcoming bike pictured is really closer to their disc brake “Aurora” which comes in @ $6900 currently.
I’m guessing closer to 10K but who knows.

Well, I was close, sort of.
Got an email from No 22 this morning.
Says they are “open for deposits” for the new aero Reactor.
Won’t be produced ‘til late 2025, needs additional wind tunnel testing and manufacturing refinements.
Frameset price is still not firm but will be somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000.
Quite a variation.

[Pumablk]

Originally Posted by ERK55

Frameset price is still not firm but will be somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000.

Mama mia!!!! That is one spicy meatball.

Also - before someone points out other framesets costing that much, I feel the same way about those, too.

[ltwtsculler91]

Originally Posted by Pumablk

Mama mia!!!! That is one spicy meatball.

Also - before someone points out other framesets costing that much, I feel the same way about those, too.

As someone who owns a current Reactor, and a few other fancy titanium bikes that were up there, I agree. It's a big number.

But also I expect the ride/performance to match, as the crew at No22 really knows what they're doing. When you look at it recently, these high end customs have really come down in price compared to when Serotta was charging $8-9k for a Meivici years ago. Now a standard SWORKs or top end Trek frame is $5500 and a custom from someone like Crumpton or others is around $6500, so why not $10kish for something that pushes boundaries. The gap is around the same as those Ottrotts and Meivicis back in the day.

[EB]

Originally Posted by ERK55

Well, I was close, sort of.
Got an email from No 22 this morning.
Says they are “open for deposits” for the new aero Reactor.
Won’t be produced ‘til late 2025, needs additional wind tunnel testing and manufacturing refinements.
Frameset price is still not firm but will be somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000.
Quite a variation.

What's the dollar/watt ratio?

[prototoast]

This is certainly not the bike for everyone, but for the cyclist for whom an extra $15,000 means nothing, and you want to have something that stands out on a group ride, you could do a lot worse than this.

[AngryScientist]

Meanwhile at Firefly HQ:

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e59d6fd...b-3c44b0881908

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Wow, No22 continues to push the boundaries.

This thing looks wild!

What is that RD situation all about?

Oh my aching back! Who can ride a bike like that with so much drop between the seat and handlebars? Looks like the seat tube is extended way up there and the seat can't be lowered much at all.

[Nomadmax]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Oh my aching back! Who can ride a bike like that with so much drop between the seat and handlebars? Looks like the seat tube is extended way up there and the seat can't be lowered much at all.

"Slam that stem!"

And then wonder why you can't sell it