[topogigio]

Hi,

The new frame Jerónimo Chabardo Ti 160 mm, in titanium. http://www.jeronimocycles.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=12 and http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=649205















Best regards,

 

[4130biker]

Beautiful bike! I'd love to ride one, but I'm guessing I can't afford it!

 

[IH8Rice]

wowsers. $3400??
it sure is purty tho

 

[jonKranked]

wowsers. $3400??
it sure is purty tho

ti frames always demand a premium price. most hardtail ti frames are pushing 2g's.

 

[jon-boy]

Nice looking frame, really similar looking to the Ironhorse MkIII, which is no bad thing in my mind.

 

[frango]

This is pure bike porn for me

 

[dump]

the tubes look huge!

 

[Tmeyer]

I dig it.

 

[KavuRider]

the tubes look huge!

They probably have to be, to be stiff enough.

I remember the first few full-ti FS frames were really, really flexy.

 

[Sandwich]

wowsers. $3400??
it sure is purty tho

LOLOLOLO people aren't batting an eyelash at the $3k+ frames coming out in aluminum...this is a handbuilt titanium frame? Not saying it's cheap, but value is comparable if not higher...

 

[KavuRider]

LOLOLOLO people aren't batting an eyelash at the $3k+ frames coming out in aluminum...this is a handbuilt titanium frame? Not saying it's cheap, but value is comparable if not higher...

I sure am.

I still think $3K+ for ANY frame is retarded, but at least this one is Ti.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Come on, nobody's said the word flexy yet?

 

[RayB]

Come on, nobody's said the word flexy yet?

Look 2 above your post...

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Look 2 above your post...

Right. I'll rephrase by saying nobody said "looks flexy" cause it probably IS flexy.

 

[BmxConvert]

What's the deal with the bottom bracket?
It looks as if there is a black creature hiding withing the Ti shell, perhaps a reducer from press in to euro?

 

[rosenamedpoop]

Any engineer types care to shed light on the benefits of Ti in full suspension?

I don't get it... seems like the metal you'd have to add to keep it stiff would overcome any potential weight savings over Alu... Ti hardtial sure, this I don't get

 

[Vrock]

That's my baby.

Expensive: Yes, but it's the same as an IF Deluxe, or a Seven Sola Hardtail.
Flexy: NOT. Big tubes, 1.5'' Headtube, 12x135 Maxle, BB30.....
Heavy: A little bit.

 

[jonKranked]

What's the deal with the bottom bracket?
It looks as if there is a black creature hiding withing the Ti shell, perhaps a reducer from press in to euro?

bingo. adapter cups for bb30 to normal threaded style.

 

[Vrock]

bingo. adapter cups for bb30 to normal threaded style.

Nope, that's just the BB30 Cups installed.

 

[xy9ine]

Any engineer types care to shed light on the benefits of Ti in full suspension?

I don't get it... seems like the metal you'd have to add to keep it stiff would overcome any potential weight savings over Alu... Ti hardtial sure, this I don't get

i'd say longevity. lighter than steel, longer lifespan than aluminum. i remember chris canfield talking about building a ti dh frame for these reasons.

 

[Sandwich]

I sure am.

I still think $3K+ for ANY frame is retarded, but at least this one is Ti.

there's always roadbikes...5K for an carbon monocoque monster....no suspension at all. yikola...

I remember when $2500 DH frames were expensive...

 

[CBJ]

Looks great build but not what I would buy.

 

[leprechaun]

I love ti. I'd buy one if i could.

 

[frorider]

i'd say longevity. lighter than steel, longer lifespan than aluminum. i remember chris canfield talking about building a ti dh frame for these reasons.

agree.

however, i remain surprised at how flexy Ti is. I have a Ti hardtail with much bigger tubing diameters than old-school ti bikes, and still the flex (compared to an Alu bike) is not insignificant.

still though, it's good for the market to have options.

 

[HAB]

Expensive, pretty ti bike with uninspired geometry? Pass.


If the geometry was more to my liking, I might have a different take entirely.

 

[NorseManiac]

Love the Maxle, wish more companies would do bikes with em'.

 

[norbar]

Love the Maxle, wish more companies would do bikes with em'.

I think you missed the topic where ppl complained their hubs got hurt due to using maxle

As for the frame - not that Id buy it but I still like the fact that people experiment with materials and new ideas. Pretty cool.

 

[NorseManiac]

I think you missed the topic where ppl complained their hubs got hurt due to using maxle

I musta missed that one. Could be addressed tho, I like the idea of a bigger axle in the back instead of that dinky QR.

 

[sethimus]

Expensive, pretty ti bike with uninspired geometry? Pass.


If the geometry was more to my liking, I might have a different take entirely.

if you had read the links properly, you would know that it is a custom geometry...

 

[TankerX]

Bike looks beautiful, a dollar and a dream!

 

[HAB]

if you had read the links properly, you would know that it is a custom geometry...

Oh. I saw a geo chart so I thought it was set. That's way better.

 

[Jm_]

I like it a lot, most Ti bikes are not truely all Ti (FS bikes I'm talking about), but this one is. Pretty amazing.

 

[iRider]

Sorry for the thread resurrection. Anybody knows why Jeronimo is not offering the full suspension bikes anymore?

 

[Udi]

Sorry for the thread resurrection. Anybody knows why Jeronimo is not offering the full suspension bikes anymore?

@Vrock will be the best person to answer that.

 

[Vrock]

Jeronimo sold 6-7 units the first years, but it's been a couple of years with no sales and he decided to remove them from the site. Anyway, you still can ask for one, I'm thinking about getting a new one with bigger wheels and a few updates...

 

[StiHacka]

Why would you be getting this over a crabon frame?

 

[Westy]

Why would you be getting this over a crabon frame?

Damage a carbon frame beyond repair and you have nothing. Do the same to a Ti bike and you at least have several hundred bucks in scrap metal.

 

[Vrock]

Well, I get them at a special price so they are cheaper than carbon (all the good ones are +3.000€ now...), they look cool, work really well and fit me like a glove.

 

[iRider]

Jeronimo sold 6-7 units the first years, but it's been a couple of years with no sales and he decided to remove them from the site. Anyway, you still can ask for one, I'm thinking about getting a new one with bigger wheels and a few updates...

Cool, thanks! Could become interesting, depending if I can track down a certain nano wheeled bike or not.
What about those rumors that the frames are made in China? http://www.spanner.org.uk/2010/10/jeronimo-cycles-spanish-flair-brought-to-life-by-xacd/

 

[iRider]

Why would you be getting this over a crabon frame?

Because custom, yo!
Nothing wrong with riding around a cool carbon dentist bike like every other dentist, but I am not a dentist.