We're feeling hungry for Pipedream's Titani-Yum Moxie

With just 24 being produced the 2020 Titanium Moxie hardtail is set to be one of this year’s most exclusive frames.

It was teased just a few weeks ago and now it has been made official! Pipedream is bringing back the Titanium Moxie hardtail as a limited edition frameset with only 24 being manufactured.

We’re still waiting to see the final frame.

These exclusive hardtail frames follow the same geometry as the latest MK3 steel Moxie hardtail, feature sliding dropouts and Pipedream’s patented ultra-low standover height. Like the steel Moxie, the Ti version will only come in 2 sizes but with a short seat tube and generous reach numbers, the sizes are pretty accomodating.

2020 Titanium Moxie Geometry

A: Head Angle	64	64
B: Seat Angle (effective)	77.5	77.5
C: ST C-T	420	420
D: TT Length (effective)	612	652
E: HT Length	105	105
F: BB Drop	64	64
G: Chainstay Length (min-max)	425-441	425-441
H: Wheelbase	1228	1268
X: Reach	470	510
Y: Stack	641	641

Using the same length seat tube on both frames lets riders choose their size based on reach and top tube length and not have to worry about how tall their finished bike will be. Seat tubes on the Ti Moxie are just 420mm long meaning a 200mm+ dropper isn’t going to be an issue.

Although Pipedream is keeping the complete frame a secret from us for now, photos provided with the press release do highlight key features of the frame.

Around the threaded bottom bracket shell, there’s a neatly machined yoke providing room for either 27.5in or 29in wheels. Sliding dropouts feature 16mm of adjustment for either dialling in handling or tensioning a single-speed chain.

Cable routing is external apart from the last section of dropper post hose/cable, which enters the short seat tube through a port for stealth routing. And like all Moxies the Ti frameset comes with a chunky metal head badge.

Classic metal head badge.

Interestingly, Pipedream is keen to point out that the Moxie isn’t just a hardcore hardtail, and will happily double up as a bike-packing rig if you wanted. There are more details in the press release below, but if you’ve already mentally bought one you’ll need £1749 for the frame or a deposit of £749 to pre-order one.

If you wanted to hear more from the man behind the Moxie have a listen to Andi’s interview with Alan Finlay in FGF Podcast 500.

Press Release Follows:

Possibly the most refined hooligan of its time, a design that won’t be pigeon-holed, a bike that blurs the lines between badass and bike-packing.

“Our mission is to create the most aesthetically beautiful and highest performance steel and titanium bicycle frames.”

The Titanium Moxie* is the epitome of our design philosophy: a simple and elegant hardtail that’s confident at Whistler and will happily take you deep into the wilderness for epic adventures.

We’ve brought this bare-metal-beauty bang up-to-date with the same geometry as our MK3 steel Moxie. With a quad butted custom top tube, a curved and triple butted downtube – both ovalised – and a stylish Scotchbrite finish with sandblasted decals, the Moxie Ti now has sliding dropouts for even more versatility.

Available in 2 size options – Long and Longer – this rarest of Moxie’s is the modern Titanium hardtail that’s ready for anywhere and for anything.

Longer, not taller
 
The dropper post is possibly the most important MTB innovation of the past decade: our signature short seat tube offers the rider more choices than traditionally sized frames that lengthen their seat tube as the frame size increases. This feature allows the rider to fit the bike based on reach, standover and dropper length, delivering comfort, stability, agility and performance dialled up to 11.

Titanium Moxie Features

    •    Titanium 3Al/2.5V, super-butted tubing
    •    DT triple butted and bent for increased strength
    •    DT horizontally ovalised at BB for greater stiffness and power delivery
    •    TT quad butted and ovalised at HT
    •    Our signature, dropper-specific seat tube
    •    Sliding dropouts, +16mm of CS length adjustment
    •    Full-length cable routing
    •    1 set of bottle bosses on DT
    •    Scotchbrite finish with sandblasted decals
    •    Metal headbadge

• Optimised for 140-170mm forks
• 29er, 27.5+ or 27.5 wheel compatibility

Only 24 being made (12 in each size), the 2020 Titanium Moxie is available for pre-order now at www.pipedreamcycles.com

*Mox·ie (mŏk′sē) n. | Courage; guts | Aggressive energy; initiative | Skill; know-how.

Andi Sykes

Andi is a gadget guru and mountain biker who has lived and ridden bikes in China and Spain before settling down in the Peak District to become Singletrack's social media expert. He is definitely more big travel fun than XC sufferer but his bike collection does include some rare hardtails - He's a collector and curator as well as a rider. Theory and practice in perfect balance with his inner chi, or something. As well as living life based on what he last read in a fortune cookie Andi likes nothing better than riding big travel bikes.