[Closed] Dialled Alpine owners

Ti Alpine, maybe if it was a proper Lynskey or whoever type frame. Not if is a Eastern sourced one, would just prefer an 853 sticker on my tubes TBH so I know the quality of the metal.

Thoughts please:
Ti Alpine... how many of you would be interested if said mythical beast were to exist?

Not a chance. Probably £1000's for a frame thats meant for braying down a hill. You wouldnt want to take it off any jumps for fear of breaking it.

I think I would have preffered it if it was made of cheaper steel like the PA and was a bit less expensive.

Could we organise a vigilante-mob to besiege and make mike do it?

why would i want a Ti Alpine, the steel one is great. I very much doubt it can be improved by changing material.

still there are plenty of folk with more money than sense, so a limited edition batch would no doubt sell.

Could we organise a vigilante-mob to besiege and make mike do it?

Crack on then.

The only alterations that would be worth doing to the Alpine would be to go fully 853.

Ti Alpine...tsk...*wanders off muttering*

My [u]only[/u] criticism is that I never smack my peggils so the BB could be dropped a bit for me. And mine isnt black (yet).

I've got a 15.5 Mk1 with 2-step lyriks and I absolutely love it for just about everything. One thing that I noticed was that on downhills I always seem to be trying to get it as flat as possible on the corners. Great fun. Is it something to do with the geometry that I'm doing this or is it just in my head?

slack head angle = more lean into corners = hooliganish fun

Am i right in thinking i've seen a pic of one with an EBB??
I'd pay for one of those.

Yeh, one of the guys who guides in les arcs has/had one.

i saw that green Alpine with an EBB if they started to produce it i would buy one straight away!!

Ti Alpine - heart says maybe, head (and bank account) says no. Only real benefit to Ti would be the lighter weight (and not having to clean it) because it would be burlier than other Ti frames, so it wouldn't necessarily ride any differently to the steel version. It would just be lighter.

EBB Alpine - yes, 2 exist. No plans at present to produce unless at least 20 people say they want a long travel singlespeedable frame. A lot easier to produce than a Ti version as the drawings are already done and samples are already made and tested.

...with a removable dropout to allow belt drive Mike? 😉

EBB Alpine - yes, 2 exist. No plans at present to produce unless at least 20 people say they want a long travel singlespeedable frame.

Me, me, me, in apple green aswell please. You only need another 19 now. 😉

I think you should make a frame a bit like one of those new charge ones. About 5.5lbs, steel, bit like a PA but better geo for hacking about (i.e. shorter stays, shorter top tube, lower bb etc.) I'd buy an 18inch one I reckon.

on that note talking about the alpine and how it climbs - amazing for its size and weight, i thought it would be just another bike that's better on the downhills but i tried an alpine 160 out the other day and took it up one of the climbs on the Mary Townley loop to test it and it got up it no problem, shocked the hell out of me, it was light on the front i think that's what did it for me but saying that i don't mean its heavy on the back either it was just perfect, its a bike made for everything, ups and downs im buying one soon highly recommend one but that's me as i already have a xc bike and looking for something with a bit more umph 😀

chris_mbuk - are we talking about the same Alpines?

Dialled Alpine:
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Orange Alpine 160:
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Those Shimano wheels still look so bling...

no im on about the alpine 160 with the cane creek coil shock lol

Beauty and the Beast

pimpmaster that dialled alpine is a stunner and a really nice build (looks at 456 in garage and gives it a sulky kick)

pimpmaster that dialled alpine is a stunner and a really nice build

*blushes*

interesting thoughts on the Ti Alpine. I'd like to think it would be my ideal bike.

EBB Alpine

This?
(yes, yes, high front end... it was a while back, I've seen the error of my ways now :))
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Can we have an Ti-EBB Alpine please Mike? I guess not, but FYI I would buy one tomorrow.

[i]It would just be lighter.[/i]

so would Ally. I'd buy one of those

I would buy a TI Alpine Mike. Please build one 😛

ash - Member

EBB Alpine

This?

Look into my eyes Ash, you WANT to sell me that frame, you WANT to sell me that frame. 😉

Plus 1 me on the list for a ti alpine with adjustable drops or ebb for a rohloff

We have 2 prototypes coming this week.

They do not have EBB or adjustable dropouts at this stage.

Here is a pic
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Mark, do you need a test rider? I can be there in 5 minutes. 😉
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Cost?

Tests lined up already but you will be very welcome to borrow one for a weekend.

Hoping to get as many people on them as possible.

Hi

That prototype looks alot like a Brodie Ti Holeshot??

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Yep thats a clone!!
The rear mech holder, drop outs and rear disc brake mount and brace are identicaL for starters?

Yeah apart from the ISCG, the headtube there is little different.

You could say the Brodie Holeshot is a copy of a steel Alpine/ Dialled Bikes Holeshot as well i suppose.

it's some triangles welded together, there are only so many variations on a basic theme. 😀

Apparently the Brodie is also avaliable with the ISCG tabs as well ?According to the holeshot thread that pre dates this post.
I suppose Brodie may find it flattering 😛

The latest holeshot has ISCG tabs with a semi integrated HT.

The normal alu holeshot was out a long time before the dialled bikes alpine, and was in fact probably the original hardcore HT 🙂

to pimpmaster if he's reading the resurrected thread; I have since replaced my 456 with a Dialled Alpine, which happens to look a lot like the one you posted up (didnt set out to copy you honest) 😳 .

Oh and I now also have an Alpine 160, so it gets very confusing...

What you want is a Dialled PA in 853, 99 of them about i think, excellent frames, Any chance of another run of them but lighter than the standard instead of stronger?
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bikechain....keep me on the list please...!!!!

My EBB Alpine is for sale is anyone is interested... ?

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Ash, would've definitely been interested but came to almost the same result using a regular one... albeit only for SS though. Awesome bikes though!

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oops!

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