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Quirk Cycles TITAN Custom Titanium Road Bike

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Quirk Cycles TITAN Custom Titanium Road Bike

The TITAN is the first custom titanium bicycle offering from Quirk Cycles. Known for their elegant and excellently crafted steel bikes, the new titanium TITAN expands Quirk’s catalog with Columbus Hyperion tubing for a “fast, responsive and beautifully compliant ride.”

For a decade, Quirk Cycles has been refining what a modern steel road bike should be, using innovative manufacturing techniques. Now, they have applied their knowledge to the matchless ride feel of titanium.

The TITAN is their first titanium road bike. It claims to be fast, responsive and beautifully compliant. It’s a contemporary design engineered in advanced materials, “the ultimate modern road bike.”

Quirk Cycles is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of bike production by harnessing the potential of the latest materials and technology. While they honor tradition, they are driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation, constantly seeking fresh and inventive approaches.

Specs

  • Columbus Hyperion titanium tubing
  • Progressive tube diameters (proportionally sized tubes for ultimate compliance to stiffness ratio)
  • Titanium Fork
  • Integrated cabling (in-house 3D headtube offers fully hidden cables routed in frame)
  • Disc brake equipped
  • 3D printed titanium construction
  • 35mm max tire size
  • T47 BB standard
  • 27.2mm seatpost
  • 160mm max rotor
  • Frameset: £6500 inc VAT / Full builds starting at £9.5k

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Photos courtesy of Nikoo Hamzavi

Build Your Own Bike with Quirk Cycles in the UK!

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Build Your Own Bike with Quirk Cycles in the UK!

Bicycle framebuilding is one of the greatest achievements in human history. With your hands and some materials, you can build a completely sustainable form of transportation that can last for lifetimes. Cherishing this art and utilitarianism, many experienced builders open their workshops up to participants to learn this craft and the lastest we’ve come upon is Rob Quirk from Quick Cycles in the UK. Read on for more information!

2023 Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show Part 2: Auguste, Actofive, Bididu, Manivelle, Quirk, Star Fish, Tim Tas+Rek, True Love, Posedla, Gramm, and Allygn

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2023 Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show Part 2: Auguste, Actofive, Bididu, Manivelle, Quirk, Star Fish, Tim Tas+Rek, True Love, Posedla, Gramm, and Allygn

The 2023 Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show just wrapped after three action-packed days of talks, parties, and drooling over heaps of amazing craftsmanship on display. Josh was on the ground at the Dresden, Germany airport where this year’s event took place, and, below, shares his second gallery of bikes and a couple of interesting components. Let’s get right into it!

Quirk Cycles and the Kintsugi-Inspired Mamtor All-Road

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Quirk Cycles and the Kintsugi-Inspired Mamtor All-Road

The Mamtor from Quirk Cycles is UK-based framebuilder Rob Quirk’s all-road model, designed for mixed paved and gravel riding with clearance for up to 700 x 38c tires. The Kintsugi-inspired Mamtor was one of our favorite bikes from this year’s Bespoked where it won “Best Finish,” and today, along with a brief glimpse inside Quirk’s workshop, Rob gives us a full rundown of this ornately-finished machine by Velofique Designs, accompanied by a gorgeous photoset from Nikoo Hamzavi. Enjoy!

2022 Bespoked Mega Gallery, Part 01: Sturdy Cycles, Quirk Cycles, Donhou Bicycles, Sideways, Lord Cycles, Stayer Cycles, Ted James Designs, and Auckland Cycle Works

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2022 Bespoked Mega Gallery, Part 01: Sturdy Cycles, Quirk Cycles, Donhou Bicycles, Sideways, Lord Cycles, Stayer Cycles, Ted James Designs, and Auckland Cycle Works

Just over one week ago Josh was in London for the 2022 edition of Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show. Under new ownership and management, the show moved from its former location in Bristol, England to the Lee Valley Velo Park in Stratford of East London. With three days of track racing, talks, food, hangs, coffee, enviable new products, and—of course—hundreds of eclectic and beautiful bicycles on display, the show was a major success for the new organizers, exhibitors, and attendees.

Let’s dive straight into Part One of our recap below with a look at bikes from a bevy of builders: Sturdy Cycles, Quirk Cycles, Donhou Bicycles, Sideways, Lord Cycles, Stayer Cycles, Ted James Designs, and Auckland Cycle Works