[Closed] My Custom Crisp Titanium 29er

That looks gurt lush 😀

Whats the basic geo?

Oh and btw, is the bar still for sale on your Flickr? If so what the width/sweep (presuming it's flat?)?

****ing nice bike.

Much better then that other guys custom ti hybrid thing.

Saint rear mech

Why saint?

And is that a ti stem? The stem cap doesn't match. And why not ti bars too?

And worst valve logo alignment ever. Sort it out.

Custom 29ers are so three years ago. 😉

very nice! I like lots. I had first ride out with my kent eriksen seatpost today.. Lovely!

Classy

Disgustingly indulgent...but tasteful.

Classy

+1 ! Lovely bike mate, really well sorted build 8)

Don't like the brown forks though, sorry. Looks a bit too 'army' to me?

head angle looks waaay too steep.
wouldnt fancy taking it down anything to steep.

I don't really ride much that's particularly steep. It's a kinda do-it-all bike. The geometry is a bit old school.

The forks were one of the riskier details, I'm 50-50 on it at the moment. As I say, doing them black would have been obvious. Hopefully the decals will make a difference.

The Saint mech is because it's designed for close ratios and it works perfectly for 1x9 setups because of the tight spring. It ways only a wee bit more than XT.

The bars are still for sale. 640mm, 9 degrees sweep. £50 + postage of your choice. [url] http://www.envecomposites.com/handlebars/mtb.aspx [/url]

I don't subscribe to the valve/logo alignment pish.

The stem is titanium, the bars are not titanium because you need to use a shim which looks a mess. I don't think the stem cap doesn't match - doesn't match what? The alternative was silver, red or blue.

I know, it's ridiculously indulgent. Courtesy or Mr Accident Compensation.

The geometry is pretty much the same as the Singular Swift, which I used to own. Maybe a couple of tiny differences - slightly longer top tube, slightly higher front end.

If you want the bars, email me at johnny at recipher dot co dot uk.

oooohhh that's proper reet for pit work.

recipher - Member
...I don't subscribe to the valve/logo alignment pish...

You never get punctures?

ooohhh ... cccuuuuuuuummmm ...

That is a beauty.

How much?

The spokes next to the valve holes are orange. The rest are brown. That helps with punctures. Even without them, I think I can live with the extra couple of seconds to find the valves.

Just checked - the head angle is the same as the Singular Swift. Which I don't think is thought of as too steep, is it?

Price was significantly north of £6k. Accident Compo, 2 bike sales, a bit of overtime and 9 months of saving for the rest. Still skint this month though.

Epicyclo- it's not formula 1, if it takes 30 secs to find the valve it's no biggy, blame Stans sticker slave and not the guy with the nicest bike shown on here for a long time

And now he makes it even classier with coloured spokes to identify the valve, good work

Tidy boots that....

And now he makes it even classier with coloured spokes to identify the valve, good work

I've always found it quite easy to find the valve by looking round the rim until i see a valve sticking out. 😉

doesn't match what?

The rest of the stem.

I don't subscribe to the valve/logo alignment pish.

You rebel you.

😀

It strikes me as a little anal. On the other hand, the whole bike is a bit like that! Next time I take the tyres off, I'll think about it, how's that? I've never bothered before.

The stem is titanium, the faceplate is aluminium. If the faceplate was anodized to match, it wouldn't (match) and it'd look weird I think. So, black it is. The silver one looked odd (to my eye).

Thanks for all the kind comments.

looks lovely, but what sort of italian name is Crisp?, and what flavour are they?

Next time I take the tyres off, I'll think about it, how's that?

Much better, I can sleep peacefully now 😀

Guess it does match the bars. Have you got a weight for the whole thing? I'm really starting to like the brown forks. And for a 29er, it looks surprisingly "normal".

I know, it's ridiculously indulgent. Courtesy or Mr Accident CompensationI know, it's ridiculously indulgent

Looks really nice, not really my thing in terms of racy steepness, but nice setup.
Forks really are bogging though, some nice metallic amber like your headset would sort them out.

The compo was about half of it. No idea how I ended up with so much, there wasn't much wrong with me!

Darren Crisp is from the US but lives and works in Italy.

I'm 6'4", so 29er is really the only choice for me. A 26er looks odd in my size, I think.

The forks take a while to grow on you, definitely.

If I had my way, I'd have had the forks a darker brown (it looked darker on paper) but I can live with it.

The decals should improve matters. I can see how people might not like them, they're a bit marmite. I might not have said "bogging" though 🙂

Why the hell would you paint your forks brown!
Just noticed the spokes. Ok so it's a little colour coordinated but Christ they're minging.

The hubs are brown as well. I understand the marmite quality of the forks.

I also understand that posting such a thing on a public forum is asking for trouble but Christ you're rude.

If, in the end, I can't live with the forks. I'll just get them resprayed black.

Now Marmite I can understand and actually like but I wouldn't paint my house/car/boat/forks in the nastiest colour known to the turd collectors.
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Most expensive stem ? how much? thought my Ti cycles one was

The Turnip fella would never make it to the diplomatic corps so I would not worry. Definitely different but truely all the better for it -please come back with your thoughts on how it rides.

Nice work Johnny- loving the swift by the way!

I think that looks lovely and you have obviously put a lot of thought into it. Now go ride the crap out of it!!

Beautiful! 🙂

Don't worry about the negative comments! It's always the same folk and you do get used to it! Besides, they don't really mean it! 😉
By the way! Lovely bike! 😆
P.S.For all you brown fans out there the Austin is painted in Russet brown. I know! I used to mix gallons of the stuff in the early 80's! 😥

brown...............urrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh........... 🙁

frame does look beautifully crafted however............ 😮

I really like the look of that. Hope you enjoy riding it.

Looks well proportioned given its size. Nice. Love the curved arch.

That looks lovely.

nice frame - but the forks.... are utterly minging

brown! what were you thinking! looks like some mad woman has dipped them in chocolate

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Loverly frame.

I used to have a crush on your daughter!

Edit: oh it says johnny hall, not ball.