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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

See more at Quirk Cycles

Photos courtesy of Nikoo Hamzavi

Blacksmith Cycle out of Toronto pinged artist Bradley Harms Special Projects on a run of cycling apparel inspired by the artist’s “Flow State” series and produced by Givelo in Medellín, Colombia. Let’s take a closer look.

Delium, a brand that previously only had MTB tires, announced an all-new gravel tire range ($49.99) with three models offering grip and traction for various terrain. Let’s take a closer look.

The most fun addition to any bike? Ask Colt Fetters and the answer is unquestionably a dropper post. He’d argue that droppers are more fun than suspension, fancy wheels, and wireless shifting, because getting the saddle out of the way is key to maneuvering a mountain bike to its fullest potential. But for multi-day riding, running a dropper can present logistical challenges. In the following roundup, Colt reviews seven dropper-post compatible seat bags to ensure that you don’t have to compromise carrying capacity in exchange for confident descending on multi-day mountain biking missions.

San Francisco-based bag maker Ruthworks announced on its Instagram today that it will be closing in May. To ease the pain of shuttering its bag-making enterprise, Ely announced that he has a 40% off sale going on…

The Radical Adventure Riders just posted two new stickers to its webshop. Every cent of the sales of these stickers goes toward growing RAR’s nationwide rider programs. Check ’em out at RAR.

With the bike industry awash with uncertainty over the future of brands right now Starling Cycles is committed to looking after its riders long-term, both original owners, and those that bought second-hand, offering a 7-year extended warranty…

Oakley and Pas Normal Studios join forces for their first limited-edition cycling collection, with both performance and everyday eyewear, technical gear, and casual wear, while leaning on Oakley’s iconography and PNS’ silhouettes…

Early this morning Bike Yoke posted its new 3.0 Revive dropper post on its Instagram, stating that it is still cable-actuated (yay!) and that it features 15 mm less overall length for more drop but the brand with one of the best droppers on the market failed to comment on its all-new Limited Edition Silver dropper! You know us, we’re all about silver droppers, so let’s check it out below…

Shovel Research has been dissatisfied with the commonly available fork-mounted cable hangers and this is the answer: the FMBCH…

Doubling down on the “Haul Ass, Not Cargo” mantra used in the marketing language of the Áspero, Cervélo’s team has just announced some updates for the flagship gravel chassis, turning it into a lighter, more robust racing package, while offering an increase in tire clearance. John reviewed the OG Áspero back in 2020 but a lot has changed in this new model. Let’s check it out.

The wind is blowing up here in Santa Fe, and that means Spring is in full swing! This season, we’ve got some fresh new designs, including our Vulture Homage shirt, Vulture bottles (both come with a sticker,) designed by Casey Robertson; our LAND-designed Deserted graphics on a unisex shirt in agave; a women’s crop top in natural; Deserted water bottles; and a classic Eternal Jackal signet with our Shred Lightly crest across the back in stone.

We also re-upped our Golden Sunrise bottles and Expedition bottles!

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Cedaero’s Bar Hopper handlebar pack is now a little bit better, these simple bags keep your burritos, small electronics, an extra layer, and whatever else within close reach on the front of your bike’s handlebars…

California cycling apparel manufactuer Voler just announced a new lightweight line of short and long sleeve jerseys for men and women featuring its new Paint Brush pattern.  These jerseys are designed for warm summer riding in the hottest, most grueling conditions in World Cup races. Check out the full Paint Brush line at Voler.

Rivendell most likely won’t be producing the Hunqapillar again but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a soft spot for these klunkers. One of their customers, Jimmy, had his frame resprayed by Rick at D&D and the outcome is marvelous. See for yourself at Rivendell’s Blog…

Ever intrigued by various ways to get stuff off his back and onto his bikes, John has been using the Nook frame bag ($50) from Revelate Designs on some full-suspension bikes this spring and has a quick review for us today. These little bags are an easy way to shift goods from your back to your bike. Let’s check out more below.

Today, we’ve got a fine selection of used goods from the Rad Bazaar, our Group Ride subscribers‘ selling platform, featuring some unique offerings. Let’s check it all out!