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03-22-2010, 04:26 PM
if you knew them Jon and Amanda Tyner are selling their road bikes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Titus-Oseo-full-carbon-50cm-road-bike-Campy-Record-MINT_W0QQitemZ270551098905QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_ Bikes?hash=item3efe1a2619
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From Bicycling magazine
you're a skier or snowboarder, you can imagine exactly how the Oseo takes corners. It carves them, like a big-shoveled, aggressively shaped board, railing sweeping blacktop arcs and holding a line perfectly, even at 50 mph. At speed, the stiff carbon-fiber frame takes steering input from your hips and hands effortlessly, and the faster you're going, the more instinctive the bike becomes. And while the Oseo is stiff enough to turn your pedaling effort into instant speed, its Isogrid frame so effectively quiets road buzz, you'd swear you're going slower than you are. A word on Isogrid: Titus winds a series of carbon spines throughout each frame tube, much like a skeleton. The idea is that, rather than having to increase the size of an entire tube or thicken its walls for stability, Titus can add more support strategically, with less additional weight. As far as we can tell, it works.
There are some trade-offs. That silken ride is partly due to a long wheelbase, which causes steering to feel a bit slow when you're not really motoring; a high bottom-bracket shell contributes to that sensation. In fact, while riding in a pack the bike can seem nearly asleep until you get used to its quiet mien. It doesn't take more work to steer or jump with the group; it's that the response is so subtle you have to recalibrate your expectations. And while shaped seat- and chainstays are great at preventing uncomfortable impacts from jarring your hindquarters, they also tell your brain that the bike accelerates slowly in a dead sprint. It actually doesn't--we were able to stay with our type-A cohorts in town-line accelerations--but the fireworks feel more muted. Bottom line: This is a great bike for speedsters who need a bike that can take away some of the pain of four-hour stints in the saddle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Titus-Oseo-full-carbon-50cm-road-bike-Campy-Record-MINT_W0QQitemZ270551098905QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_ Bikes?hash=item3efe1a2619
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From Bicycling magazine
you're a skier or snowboarder, you can imagine exactly how the Oseo takes corners. It carves them, like a big-shoveled, aggressively shaped board, railing sweeping blacktop arcs and holding a line perfectly, even at 50 mph. At speed, the stiff carbon-fiber frame takes steering input from your hips and hands effortlessly, and the faster you're going, the more instinctive the bike becomes. And while the Oseo is stiff enough to turn your pedaling effort into instant speed, its Isogrid frame so effectively quiets road buzz, you'd swear you're going slower than you are. A word on Isogrid: Titus winds a series of carbon spines throughout each frame tube, much like a skeleton. The idea is that, rather than having to increase the size of an entire tube or thicken its walls for stability, Titus can add more support strategically, with less additional weight. As far as we can tell, it works.
There are some trade-offs. That silken ride is partly due to a long wheelbase, which causes steering to feel a bit slow when you're not really motoring; a high bottom-bracket shell contributes to that sensation. In fact, while riding in a pack the bike can seem nearly asleep until you get used to its quiet mien. It doesn't take more work to steer or jump with the group; it's that the response is so subtle you have to recalibrate your expectations. And while shaped seat- and chainstays are great at preventing uncomfortable impacts from jarring your hindquarters, they also tell your brain that the bike accelerates slowly in a dead sprint. It actually doesn't--we were able to stay with our type-A cohorts in town-line accelerations--but the fireworks feel more muted. Bottom line: This is a great bike for speedsters who need a bike that can take away some of the pain of four-hour stints in the saddle.