Lynskey Titanium Road Bike Review

The brand s team chose the 6 4 titanium alloy because it adds strength and rigidity compared to the more common 3 2 5.

Lynskey titanium road bike review.

Lynskey touts their r480 model as its strongest stiffest road racing frame. Lighter than steel and stronger than aluminium titanium has long been considered one of the best and luxurious metals for making a bicycle frame. In corners the bike tracks predictably and we found ourselves confidently leaning deep into turns. However the handling doesn t.

Lynskey says this bike is designed for riders looking for dusty watts in a dirty kanza style event but also looking for the unique ride quality that only titanium can offer. Lynskey has partnered with nittany mountain works to offer the adventure bound rider outstanding quality bicycle bags sewn in philipsburg pennsylvania with 100 solar power. As a complete package the lynskey isn t all that light but good wheels and decent power transfer mean that it just feels right. Titanium bikes are prized for the longevity that comes from the metal s resistance to corrosion and fatigue and for its rather lovely silver grey colour.

Mark lynskey speaking technically describes fitting such a headset in a titanium bike as a real bugger so relatively slim 1 1 8in races are used top and bottom. You get a bit of road feedback but the material seems to mute the big stuff. Rack and fender mounts standard. The combination of the square shaped top tube and truncated airfoil downtube help increase lateral stiffness in or out of the saddle.

Titanium road bikes are now if not affordable at least a viable alternative to top end steel and carbon fibre bikes. The pro gr race sees. 1 top tube mount and 3 water bottle mounts. It has the smooth unruffled ride quality that you want in a.

I do think the twisted seatstays are overkill though. When it comes to the helix lynskey is offering a bike with more stiffness something more akin to an aluminium or a cheaper carbon frame.