[Closed] New bike pic - Titus FTM Carbon

"component" 😉

lol - oops

only thing to change potentially are tyres, crossmark will be shite at the minute

Good effort that, what happened to the Nomad?

it went as it kept getting me in bother and was too heavy for all bar some of my riding

nice bike - but i'd bet my left ball it weighs more than 11710g in reality.... 😀

it will do as i said - 100g of sealant - i think 26-17lb

very nice 8)
am seriously thinking of getting one of these. I will be going into on one when I am up in chesterfield in a couple of weeks as its only a little bit up the road and the price is currently great.
so how does it ride? last time I asked you were still waiting on a couple of bits...

just finished today - ride tomorrow. mail me if you are buying one, i have a plan

Like the sink !

world domination? 🙂

Just make sure your seatpost it well below the toptube!

seatpost cannot go any lower

how is a blue face plate an "upgrade" ?

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Here it is in the outside world!

wanna buy some magic beans ?

wanna keep you silly remarks to yourself? I am not claiming anything - i wanted a blue face plate and top cap and listed it under its product name. I am aware that it is not a performance upgrade just (IMO) an aesthetic upgrade

I've got some go faster stripes knocking around somewhere, let you have them cheap.

I have a spare personality and sense of humour, want that? Could possibly arrange a girlfriend for you too?

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I have a spare personality and sense of humour, want that? Could possibly arrange a girlfriend for you too?

the wife will be pleased

You went for the large then. I give it 6 months.

Looking at the bikes you've had for 'your riding', which one do you just think "I should have kept that and have been done with it."?

I know, I know - I'm almost as bad with the bike swapping.

It looks lovely Rob. Can't wait to hear how it rides.

Looks much nicer in the outside pic.

Rob,

Good price for the frame! Do you mind letting me know where you got it please?

Looks good!
Matt

On-one

Rickos - only bike i wish i had kept was the prophet

the more pics you post the more I wish I was comming up north a couple of weeks earlier!
as its a large frame, how tall are you? i'm 5'11 so sit between m and l..... will try before I buy tho.

6-1 to 6-2ish

definately sounds like the medium for me then....

Ah, the noble Prophet. Mine was my longest serving bike. Something like 4 years by the time I sold it. Current one is likely to beat that though - it's ace.

Stumpy Evo in case you were wondering.

Only thing that annoyed me about the prophet was teh 27.2 seat tube!!

Stunning looking bit of kit, that 8)

New Titus full suss you say?..
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Only thing that annoyed me about the prophet was teh 27.2 seat tube!!

Yeah. I used a pig ugly Gravity Dropper to get over that, but it was ahead of it's time in many respects, especially my MX version with the 12mm rear axle.

Any road up, hope you enjoy the FTM and it stays in your garage for longer than 6 months. 😀

So how's it ride the?

I could quite fancy one

First ride today on it (and first MTB ride for 3 weeks) - it felt great! Up hill, very good - the steeper seat angle made climbing a lot easier (using a 34t single front ring also).

I was initially worried that the 69 degree head angle would feel nervous on the downs but in all honesty the bike fits me well so this never even entered my head when actually riding.

All in - enjoyed it and bike feels good. Only "criticism" is that the easton Havoc carbon bars feel too long and maybe i should have gone for Havens instead after all

Hey Rob, really interested in one of theses. Couple of questions:

I see you have a Joplin. Does the frame have internal cable routing for a dropper post?
How did you get the frame for the price of the alu frame? Its £699 on webby now.

is this the best value frame in its class right now? even at £700 it might be?

Yes, but if you can get it for £599.......... I have a doner bike just waiting to be stripped

Via a mate of dave at on-one. Dropper cable is thru the routing for the front mech (running 1x10)

having a crisis of faith over this one rob.... still not sure if i really need one of these. looking forward to trying it out next week. if i dont like it the cash is going on a road bike 😯

bear in mind it has flats on it btw

i think i can remember how to use those!!! where do you put the cleat?!?! 😆

on your bike lol

its a good job i dont wear disco slippers and use egg beaters any more...

your bike is nearly a 'carbon' copy of mine.
i have a reverb tho.
i have had the rear shocked turn on mine its a lovley bike. do you have 150mm forks?

yup - rear shock feels good as is imo

Another good ride on it tonight, knocked 3mins+ off a PB on the Roman Rd climb out of hope (13:26) - climbs so well, the potato alley/blackley hay descent felt great also. Not flat out like on the nomad but fast, smooth, and controlled. Getting to like it more and more 🙂

Looks good mate! I even like the face plate!

Really nice Rob - I bought a Joplin with lever for mine, still not fitted it but looking at yours thinking loosing the front mech and getting a remote might be the way to go 💡
You will find the suspension gets smoother and better the more rides you do on it mine took a few weeks to really bed in.