The Philly Bike Expo had a ton to supply when it got here to eye sweet, and I imply loads. With what regarded like a resurgence within the recognition of titanium frames on the Expo, one model stood out to me as one of the crucial memorable, No.22 Bicycles.
Loving the trip qualities of titanium a lot, the founding companions, Mike Smith, and Bryce Gracey named their firm after titanium’s atomic quantity, 22. No.22 Bicycles have been within the information a bit lately, with Tyler masking their 3D dropouts again in August, and we additionally coated their new No.6 Carbon Fork in August when it was launched.
The 3D Dropouts, Fingers-On
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- Lower away view…
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- Additive manufacturing provides energy however stays mild.
No.22 was exhibiting some amazing-looking bikes on the Expo. Their consideration to element in addition to the brand new anodizing and etching strategies that have been utilized on these bikes was actually stunning and positively confirmed some actual ardour for his or her beloved body materials of selection.
The Drifter
Picture c. No.22 Bicycles, Drifter Full bike.
The Drifter at PBE.
Use of their new ultra-clean 3D-printed rear drop-out.
You’ll be able to see just a few different images of this stunning all-road gem from the Philly Bike Expo, proper right here.
New Finishes
That they had their track-specific mannequin, Little Wing on show as a remarkably stunning gold flat bar bike. It was displaying certainly one of No.22’s up to date mannequin graphics. Though their uncooked end will stay the default end for all orders, they stated that they’re “including a brand new vary of anodized and mixture anodized/Cerakote finishes to take your construct to the subsequent degree.”
No.22 has been experimenting with Cerakote for “a number of years” and now have their very own in-house paint and Cerakote amenities to allow them to “roll this feature out at a manufacturing scale”.
Picture c. No.22 Bicycles. Little Wing Full bike
Little Wing head badge on the PBE.
Little Wing cockpit
No.22 Bicycles Model New Built-in Cockpit
No.22’s “bespoke matching titanium headset and interlocking spacers”.
From the No.22 web site: “Constructed from sintered titanium, our utterly bespoke stem was designed to ship the very best degree of efficiency whereas holding all cables inside, matching the gorgeous supplies and finishes of our frames”.
Utilizing additive manufacturing has allowed No22. to ship a stem that they are saying is “as mild because the main carbon built-in stem choices, however with big will increase in energy, stiffness, and sturdiness”. These stems have hidden faceplate bolts which are put in from the rear.
The stem additionally has totally built-in steerer tube clamping. This new stem added to the matching titanium headset and interlocking spacers is a tremendous and clever end to those builds.
The titanium, interlocking spacers, up shut and private. Seems like each polished and uncooked are accounted for.
New Seatposts and Mast Toppers
New seat mast topper
One other factor that’s new over at No.22 is their utterly new seat mast toppers and seatpost heads. They’re changing their outdated forged variations with new, 3D-printed variations. These new variations will deliver added energy and stiffness whereas wanting way more refined.
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