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New Ti Frame
Hi ladies and gents, let me show off my new buddy.
Eats singletrack like a clubber eating a kebab at 3:00am.
HA: 67 static 68 sagged
BB: 310 static 305 sagged
CS: 410 SLAMMED
Material: Titanium
Weight: 1.5kg
Drivetrain: Single Speed
Fork: 120 Reba
Wheels: 29 inch
Because of the slacked out geometry there is a bit of steering flop on the straights but once it sees singletrack it just smiles.
And when you are really pinning it through corners and the rear starts sliding it feels in total control drifting around the bends 
Defiantly the best bike I have ridden and the fastest I have ever felt.
Vertical flex is easily felt and seen as it hits bumps and drop-offs.
Enjoy.
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Nice work Crispy, this is your second best one yet!
thats awesome.
Very nice - and good to something a bit different, What make bars have got on it?
Crikey. That's some tight clearance between the rear tyre and the seat tube.
What brand is the frame?
Hey Pancakes, my own design and construction
Hopefully I will be building these professionally in the next few years.
Yeah it is tight but that is with the dropouts slid right in, I don't think there is many 29ers with CS that short getting around. It makes a big difference with the handling and flick-ability of a bike.
Olderandslower, the bars are Ragley Carnegies, not too much sweep but enough to be very comfy and make the bars feel wider than they are. Oury grips too, awesome.
Tempest...
I'm glad you love the CX bike.
Nice one! I guess the curve in the seat stays are there to promote a bit of flex?
Love a bit of titanium.
Loving the originality mate however my partner just commented that it looks like it's been out in the sun too long
I think that it's the slack fork angle & drooping curves making it look slightly melted:-)
I explained the thinking behind it.
So when are the matching Jones-esque Ti forks planned?
All the best
T
Yeah pancakes, Vertical Flex is what it is all about..... well mostly, and its fun to make stuff that is challenging, creative and you can trash around on the trails with
Tony, well I never thought of it being droopy, but now I see it lol, I guess...
I do have some forks going through all the design stages rattling around in my brain, semi Jones-esque. They will pop together soon.