“We get the benefit of doing custom geometry and not being beholden to purchase in a fork that then limits us in fork rake selection. got completely hidden integrated cables,” said Woolcock of the new fork, bar, and stem combination that’s compatible with the company’s existing disc road bikes. “From a functionality point of view we had a lot of customers asking about integrated cables. The new system provides a clean and unmistakably-Bastion aesthetic. Bastion intends to keep offering its bikes with those off-the-shelf products for customers who want exposed cabling or have a specific bar/stem they love, but there was also room for improvement – by creating a front end that employs the same customisable and lattice-structured titanium lug concept as its bespoke framesets. Why make a fork and cockpit?īastion has been making frames with 3D-printed titanium lugs and carbon tubes since 2015, and until now had relied on the likes of Enve and THM for supply of forks and cockpits. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!īest known for its custom 3D-printed titanium lug and carbon tube frames, Bastion Cycles is now using that technology to offer an integrated, matching and wholly made-in-house disc road fork, stem, and bar.ĭuring a factory tour (more on that soon) the day before the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia, CyclingTips sat down with Bastion co-founder and lead engineer James Woolcock to learn about this new product segment for the Melbourne-based boutique manufacturer. They only work with enve, 3T, some zipps for bars,stem, seatpost. What I don't like about baum is that except if you fit them by yourself and have them custom painted ( if you want matchy matchy ) Plus classic bar so drop and reach are also a bit longerīut hey most people are better on compact The cherubim is a little bit lower, with longer stem I would agree that 44mm are the easiest way but may be overbuiltĮnglish also do customs headtube to fit 1.25" carbon steerer fork for disc brakes, without the heavy 44mm headtube So they do now semi integrated with solid billet shaped straight headtube on the orbis Plus for smaller sizes and riders you had 2,3 cm to add to the stack with external headsets Some could argue about baum doing models bikeĪnd they won't use T47 or tapered steerer on road bike in general ( I've seen a few coretto with 44mm on instagram, but darren wasn't that happy with 44mm ) With little slooping and at max a semi compact géométry They have often a stable, neutral geometry ,thats what baum think is better ( I kind of prefer that kind of geo too) I believe this since this is definitely the stiffest BB that I've ridden (I'm a fairly heavy cyclist). The shop is very well organised and very good to work with - they claim to make tube selection and butt the tubes specific to each riders in terms of weight and strength. The handling seems pretty good but I haven't had the time to put that much distance on it yet. The workmanship and paint on the Baum is great. My Baum has a low-key paint scheme so it doesn't really stand out much - but that's the way I like it. Ti will put up with a great deal of abuse and can be more easily repaired that carbon. As someone else mentioned, it sounds like you're comparing apples and oranges. I purchased the Ottrott frame from a dealer who used it as a display model, but it was near new when I purchased it around 2005.hard to tell how much distance it has. The Serotta has held up well, but some of the clear-coat has chipped off the TT/HT lug and I wouldn't be able to be certain that the bond between carbon and ti isn't affected as well. Serotta is now out of business, of course. I don't have a Bastion, but I do have a very new (2 months old) Baum titanium and a year 2000 Serotta Ottrott in Titanium with bonded carbon TT and DT (later models went with carbon seat stays also).
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