I Built A £17,000 Bike. WAS It REALLY Worth It?

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Last week, Alex started to build his dream bike with an unlimited budget, using some of the most exclusive and beautiful parts, thanks to @CampagnoloSrl.
After building the bike and running through the full specs and details, he finally gets to ride it and decide if all this was really worth it…
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@gcntech Ай бұрын

Have you ever splurged on your dream bike build?🚴‍♂ 🤑 What features would you prioritise if you had an unlimited budget? 💰 Share your thoughts in the comments👇

@angieee- Ай бұрын

for me i will splurged in comfortability with my daily ride to work my butt is killing me lmfao

@ruediger78 Ай бұрын

Splurged in a way on my last build. Bought the parts one after one and in the end I never added it up to the last Euro. But the rough estimate is quite a bit more than I would have spent had I just gone into a shop and bought one off the shelf. Then again I think I still got a good deal with the end result. Money no object: More italian style I think.

@svenlima Ай бұрын

I already have my dream bike. It's a custom made travelling bike with a steel frame built by Robert Stolz in Zürich/Switzerland. I chose Steel because if the frame would brake somewhere in the Himalaya mountains any car mechanic or construction worker could repair/weld it. I bought it many years ago. Today Stolz' prices for the same bike are around 13'000 francs/euro. The only thing I would change is getting a Rohloff gear hub instead of a Shimano Deore XT.

@chrisround5122 Ай бұрын

A the opposite to his

@john_7986 Ай бұрын

I bought/built mine in the summer of 2021 when it was difficult to find a new bike of any kind. It has cost (so far) less than half of Alex’s bike. I’m way less than half the cyclist that Alex is, but I’d guess more than twice his age 😂. It’s a titanium Litespeed Cherohala all-road/endurance bike with a full Ultegra mechanical groupset, mostly FSA aluminum finishing kit, Reynolds carbon wheels with 32mm Gravel King smoothies, and Fulcrum aluminum wheels with 35mm Michelin Power Gravel tires.

@shamendra.sakthivel Ай бұрын

Next budget build Alex - "oh, I had a campag groupset and Bora wheels lying around in the parts bin, so I'm gonna chuck them on the bike"

@alexpatonGCN Ай бұрын

Damn, you've got me ! 😂

@DanTuber Ай бұрын

Just like that shimano crank that was in the $1k budget bike upgrade.

@lemonshire1 Ай бұрын

Almost as if that was the joke

@john_7986 Ай бұрын

You're never going to live it Alex. But at least we're calling you Alex again

@jalebkhan Ай бұрын

Haha

@chrisround5122 Ай бұрын

200 for waterbottles, they must be self filling 😂

@firesurfer Ай бұрын

Self-fulfilling.

@87togabito Ай бұрын

It makes me feel sad that literally, the only thing I have in common with this bike, are the bottles. This bike called me poor in 2 different materials

@Navessalah Ай бұрын

Exactly. This is some Dune windtrap tech right here.

@a1white Ай бұрын

With champagne 😅

@markdavis8430 Ай бұрын

🤣

@tobimaxx Ай бұрын

I would be seriously pissed if I paid £17k and it weighed 8.06 kg🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

@colecoleman1499 Ай бұрын

Exactly

@BennyOcean Ай бұрын

It's not for racing.

@DariusOutdoors Ай бұрын

Depends on the stiffness. If the added weight makes you lose less energy to warping your frame then it can be worth it. And it also depends where the added weight is. If it's on the frame it's not as bad as if it was on the wheels because that you notice every time you have to spin them up. What shocked me more were the spokes. Round spokes lol

@paulglover5359 Ай бұрын

To be fair it's titanium, not carbon

@colecoleman1499 Ай бұрын

@@DariusOutdoors how can you actually tell if a frame is torsionally stiff nor laterally?

@redrocker1055 Ай бұрын

That's $21,331.58 for us Americans. I'm going to go get a drink, a very large alcohol drink, and reminisce about my first bike, a $50 Huffy.

@DonMuffatello Ай бұрын

Our prices will be after tax tho

@richardharris8538 Ай бұрын

Huh! That'd be about CDN$33 000 including sales tax, in Canada. And I wonder if the CBSA would want their cut when it went through customs? Ouch!!

@ghowell13 Ай бұрын

Think about the feeling you had getting that $55.00 Huffy, though. I refuse to beleive it wasn't a great memory ❤

@YippeeSkippie426 Ай бұрын

Don't the Brits also have to pay a ridiculous 17% VAT on everything as well?

@gcntech Ай бұрын

hahaha Alex had to poor a big drink when he had to hand it back too 🤣

@dieterwassner3598 Ай бұрын

17k bike. Discbrake rubbing at 9 minutes-priceless

@belarusian8380 Ай бұрын

😂🤣

@cbb3062 28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@adityanathan 27 күн бұрын

LOL

@DCassidy42 Ай бұрын

I built my dream bike. I got a 2010 trek madone 6.9, custom painted it, installed dura ace 9100 groupset, yoeleo 60mm wheel on the front, 88mm on the rear, tubeless tanwall gp5000 tires, carbon handle bar, oil slick bar plugs, spacers, and stem cap. It weighs in at 6.8kgs, feels so nice to ride and no one out there has the same rig.

@bonbonflippers4298 Ай бұрын

Sweet ride! I built mine last year with custom geometry/ paint job with custom wheels. It's nice to have something completely different and impossible to duplicate.

@letolollers3729 Ай бұрын

We need a picture !

@DCassidy42 Ай бұрын

@@letolollers3729 Just submitted it to the bike vault!!! Fingers crossed it shows up on the gcn tech.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Sounds like a great bike! 👌How long have you had it for?

@DCassidy42 Ай бұрын

@@gcntech I bought it used in 2017, it was my first road bike. Feel free to check out my bike vault submission ;)

@Cycle.every.day. Ай бұрын

The white bartape makes no sense

@kuman1212 Ай бұрын

He can't find a silver one. 😂😂😂😂

@treyquattro Ай бұрын

except from the most expensive POV. The bike is going to be deconstructed after only a few hours so why not use white tape?

@holgz Ай бұрын

That’s the bit that makes no sense 😅

@gcntech Ай бұрын

white bar tape does always look good though! (when it's clean!)

@teleotto Ай бұрын

Its a build to dismantle project, so it makes sense that way, lol

@jazzcatjohn Ай бұрын

In 2012 I built my dream bike of sorts, a Kish Ti frameset, Enve 1.0 fork, SRAM Force mechanical groupset, Chris King headset/bb/hubs, DT Swiss RR365 wheels, Thompson seatpost/stem, Fizik Aliante saddle, Deda Zero100 bar. Cost US$6400. Still riding it. Nothing has gone wrong with it. Still love it! The only thing I've upgraded is the saddle.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Very nice! That's a keeper for sure 👌

@TheImprobableIronman Ай бұрын

I think you nailed it when you said all that matters is that you enjoy riding it and, every time you ride it, you just want to ride it more. I've just built a TT bike from a mix of eBay parts, Marketplace bargains and a few new bits and pieces and I adore it. On its first outing in anger, it beat one bike that had a single wheel worth more than my whole build. It's not perfect and it's not meant to be - it's mine, I built it and I love it. And it's a project so will technically never be finished. Good video - and we need to see more of that vintage team car too.....

@ArdGeal Ай бұрын

Or a brand new road+gravel+XC bike and a van to put them in....

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Sign us up! 🙋

@living4adrenaline Ай бұрын

Gravel bike and XC bike. Road bike is unnecessary, get a road wheelset for your gravel bike

@Paganiproductions84 Ай бұрын

@@living4adrenaline You can do gravel on your xc mtb

@Balloonclips Ай бұрын

Great video, gorgeous bike.. Thanks Alex.

@on2play736 Ай бұрын

Oh, man. As much as I'd like to build my own Dream Bike with an unlimited budget is only a dream BUT I have made a few dream bikes with a VERY limited budget and I loved them regardless. I also believe that if you like your bike it makes you want to ride it more, and more, and more! Quite a true statement. I've ridden them all and I loved them all

@gcntech Ай бұрын

That's so true! A bike that you love will make you want to ride more often 🙌

@bergbilch 8 күн бұрын

I especially love the sound of this bike such a harmonic squeaking while he speaks. Truly a masterpiece so totally worth it. On a serious note couldnt they just edite it out if they wanted to push useless expensive bling or is that a hidden cry for help:D

@Lambo.18 Ай бұрын

Had my dream bike assembled by the bike shop. It’s a Pinerallo F14 frame with Shimano 105 R7000 2x11 mechanical, carbon rims, Continental GP5000 STR tubeless tires, and some of the most comfy bar tape I’ve ever used. Best. Bike. Ever!!!

@frazergoodwin4945 Ай бұрын

I put together my (more or less) ultimate dream build bike last year (Trek Ckeckpoint SL framesaet, GRX Di2 2X group set, Pro Discover carbon bars, Zipp carbon seat post, Selle Italia SLR Boost saddle, Garmin Rally XC pedals, Roval Terra C wheels with S works Pathfinder tires, - I have a road wheel set too with deeper Hunt wheels and 32mm Vittoria corsa pro tires) Ridden a little over 7000 Km on it and it has been BRILLIANT. Lived up to all my hopes and it feels SO good (helps I had a bike fit before getting all the parts and then building it to bike fit recommended set up). Cost a lot - but the Euro per smile ratio definitely worth it!

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Wow that is a flashy build! 😍 how is it to ride?

@frazergoodwin4945 Ай бұрын

@gcntech I absolutely love it ! Bikepacked around Denmark 🇩🇰 last summer on it. Have ridden road rides, long ones (250Km+) solo and group rides with my club Brussels Big Brackets, as well as the Paris Roubaix challenge 145Km sportive this year. All made better,and easier, on my LOVELY RIDE 😍

@peterwood5695 24 күн бұрын

First real race bike was my dream build. Bought a Benotto 3000 frame, then found all Super Record components from different bike shops around the area over about 6 months. Built it slowly in my bedroom. Matched myself to the Cinelli bar and stem, not too crit, but not to deep either, then finished it with a Selle San Marco Rolls saddle, later replaced with the Hinault Turbo. Also had Super Record Pedals until the first Look PP65's arrived. Game changer! Raced it on GP4 with vittoria tubs... I was still a 3rd cat and the roads were still rubbish! I still have that bike. It still goes out, in the summer, when the weather is good. its friction levers still work on its 6 speed, 13-21 block and the 42-53 chainrings are a little more painful these days but they are easy to turn and great for a long steady ride. I am so pleased I was able to build that bike, and also to still have it and still love it. 40 years this year. Worth every penny. Whatever your dream build is, do it.

@zxny Ай бұрын

exactly the build i wanted to see

@wuzihuzi Ай бұрын

I get so bored hearing "omg gcn is so out touch, do more budget stuff" from the comments. They do heaps of that and it's not always entertaining!

@reinholdachleitner2069 Ай бұрын

£17000,staggering value but you can't get anymore exotic than that.Really beautiful but black bar tape would look much better.💯👌🏻🚴

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Hahaha the white bar tape has split the opinions of the GCN staff too 🤣

@reinholdachleitner2069 Ай бұрын

@@gcntech 👍🏻✌🏻🚴

@donjones3558 Ай бұрын

I built my dream bike this year: No22 Great Divide with the de-coupler option. Dura Ace 9200 wireless with the C36 wheels, disc brakes, PM, Darimo T1 seatpost, Darimo bars/stem and for the icing on the bike cake: Ti fenders that match the frame. Tips the scale at 17.3lbs, as the de-coupler adds only 150g! Total cost topped a few K over your build, but is my travel bike for many years to come. The hardshell travel case is small enough to be regular checked luggage too.

@zukzworld Ай бұрын

Loved it. Thoroughly enjoyed!! ❤️❤️✌🏾

@theeightytwentyrule Ай бұрын

What an amazing machine. It would be cool to do some videos with different budgets, maybe 5k 10k and 15k with no limits on what deals you're allowed to get etc.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

That's a cool idea! Dream budget builds... what would you do with 5k?

@evandarling699 Ай бұрын

It's like a Pagani Utopia. Built to be absolutely gorgeous and perform as good as it looks! I think we all strive to have a cool bike (or car/motorbike etc) that gets as close to personal perfection possible within our meager budgets. Love these builds!

@treyquattro Ай бұрын

and here I was thinking the bike was going to be the prize in a GCN competition! Beautiful build that is here one day and disappeared into the aether the next...

@stephenblair4464 Ай бұрын

Me too. Especially with the teaser we will talk about what happens next latter!

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Hahahaha wouldn't that have been nice! 🤣

@a1white Ай бұрын

I seriously wouldn’t know what to do with a bike like that. I’d be too scared to ride it anywhere for fear of being nicked (even leaving at home!) and insurance costs would be astronomical

@user-cx2bk6pm2f Ай бұрын

Great to see Campag kit. Those wheels are DREAMY.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Thank to Campag for making this dream possible! They made Alex very happy 🤣

@magicknight8412 Ай бұрын

That was a beautiful bike, love the look , design and ethos behind it. The choice of titanium for almost everything was excellent, love titanium !

@jayhoughton4174 Ай бұрын

Great video, I love Alex’s enthusiasm and passion for his riding and his builds, but it does raise a question, do any of us have a dream bike build or do we dream of owning an off the shelf bike which already has the groupset we want? I know we all tweak our bikes, changing wheels, tyres, saddles and cassettes but these are generally based around a bike we want that just needs a bit of tinkering. Other than building frankenbikes out of what we have available does anyone dream of a building a superbike from scratch?

@bubblesezblonde Ай бұрын

Enjoyed the vid Felix!!!!

@polsifter Ай бұрын

beautiful bike. Enjoy those few days riding whilst you have it!

@lieblingsleguan1591 Ай бұрын

That rear derailleur looks like a potato.

@Frostbiker Ай бұрын

That is insulting to potatoes.

@martincaron7709 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@dh7314 Ай бұрын

Campy guys will defend their brand to the grave, even though it makes zero sense

@reinholdachleitner2069 Ай бұрын

A potato 🥔😂,Campagnolo is an acquired taste.

@DavidMartin-tk4fs Ай бұрын

It reminds when of when you are out in the countryside and you see someone has inexplicably thrown a dog poo bag into a hedge. 💩🤮

@Frostbiker Ай бұрын

I'm glad Alex got to build his dream bike. It is nothing like what I would have done, but that's the beauty of it: a perfectly personalized build. Kudos!

@gcntech Ай бұрын

thanks for the comment! What's your dream bike? Cheers!

@Frostbiker Ай бұрын

@@gcntech my dream bike is one in which I can carry my 3yo daughter to the park. The child seat I was using applied a ton of leverage on the seat tube and caused some damage on the frame, so I had to get rid of it. I miss riding with her. I'm a simple man with simple desires.

@Diego.fromheaven Ай бұрын

@@Frostbiker Thats a lovely reply mate, cheers to you!

@wooable Ай бұрын

What a build, the nicest bike I've ever seen 🤤

@nikitakaem Ай бұрын

beautiful bike

@duettoq Ай бұрын

Yes, my dream bike was/is a custom built 2007 Casati Vola with Campy 10spd Chorus at $7004.52 USD (now 11spd Chorus). Still going strong.

@fuzzysmasher5555 Ай бұрын

FYI, I recently bought a pro-owned, bright neon orange De Rose King XS from 2016, and it's all I ever wanted from a road bike. And it puts the same big grin on my face and I feel like its telling me to go out and ride it whenever it's light out 😂 The feeling really is amazing, even for a 1200 pound bike

@gcntech Ай бұрын

That's super cool! A bike that makes smile it amazing 🙌

@Fennefar Ай бұрын

Collected my dream bike over 2 seasons. A Specialized Allez sprint Sagan Superstar, 105/Rotor power meter, Specialized aero bar and 60 mm Mavic 🙂 Love it, but ready for aomething new 😊

@hopehendrickson-wb5tw Ай бұрын

I smile every day I go for a ride on my $600 Cannondale. 😁 I always tell my bike how happy it has made me. 😍 Glad you had fun and I enjoyed watching!

@billskolnik4908 Ай бұрын

I do what you do. Now I know there are two of us.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

It's not about price it's all about how much you love the bike 🙌

@paulgrimshaw8334 Ай бұрын

Fair enough. I promise I’ll love it even more if I can take it off your hands for a tenner. And the creep who steals it when I stop for coffee will do so because he’s an art lover at heart.

@markbooth6745 Ай бұрын

Looks a beautiful bike, the best group set on it campagnolo. Great video 😃👍

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Campy just has a certain class to it 👌

@bdoubleu68 Ай бұрын

This is the dream. Love the stem and forks!! I did a similar thing when rim brakes were still the thing and now I feel robbed. 😢

@anthonykidd6595 Ай бұрын

Remember when we used to have rim brakes and you could build a bike that weighed a kilo less than this bike for around £2k?

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Rim what? Never heard of them 😉

@a1white Ай бұрын

Weight is a bit irrelevant really. If you wanted a super light bike, you wouldn’t be choosing Titanium

@anthonykidd6595 Ай бұрын

@a1white weight is a bit irrelevant really? Yet at around 4 minutes 20 Alex weighs the bike and says "pretty light"

@a1white Ай бұрын

@@anthonykidd6595 pretty light for titanium yes, but if he was going for lightness over everything else, he’d obviously have picked carbon

@PanzerIV88 Ай бұрын

So true, now I have a more modern bike with hydraulic disc brake, Ultegra Di2, pricier frame and carbon wheels... It's a "Specialized Roubaix Expert 2019" yet it must be easily 15lbs or at the very most 17lbs, 10,000$CAD but my "Cannondale Supersix Evo 2012" on rim brake and narrow tubular wheels was only 13.00lbs!!! Not even legal for UCI 😮 Yet it cost me twice less than my actual bike. I don't know why bike these days got so much more expensive, yet heavier.

@rkelner2167 Ай бұрын

That bike is rad. I love the direction you chose. Campagnolo and a TI bike. Not just going for gram counting like most other dream builds.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

It's about the full package 👌 This bike hits the spot 🙌

@JonPaul Ай бұрын

I kept waiting for you to show us the seat post\mast or whatever is going on there.

@ninaforrester8552 Ай бұрын

I built a new bike including 28c carbon Elite wheels, Hyyge aero frame 105 12 speed mechanical with Miche 14~ 30 cassette 34 53 chainrings that I up graded from 50 because it changes so well. Carbon 360 bars carbon seat and cranks. 8.6kg all for NZD $3,300. Love it.

@markahles1580 Ай бұрын

Eric, my dream bike was a 1987 Schwinn Tempo, combination of Shimano 600 and Sante' drive train and MA40 rims. $1000.00 US. Simplicity and perfection and an amazing ride. Money left over for a Hawaiian Vacation.

@DavidMartin-tk4fs Ай бұрын

Interesting garage, seems to be keeping the Italian theme going in the background. I bet a few of them have Campagnolo wheels.

@Navessalah Ай бұрын

'drooling sounds' Aaaahhh, classic geometry.

@tonysadler5290 Ай бұрын

I've upgraded two of my bikes (one hardtail and one full sus Mountain Bikes) The hardtail Ibought for £500, the full sus I bought for £1600 in the sales. Put better tyres and wheel sets and drive train. The hardtail cost (including purchase) is about £1150. The full sus is about £3500 (including purchase) it's as good as carbon wonder bikes, just as fast and capable as any comparative bike. Costs, a bit less than off the shelf but better components. Oh and it'll last, I chose solid parts rather than fancy! - and all manual.

@Millicente Ай бұрын

Alex did you steal these commenters’ bikes in another life? How did they all click on a part 2 video for a dream bike and still manage to complain about practicality and value? Do they not care to understand or are they unable to dream?

@mommamooney Ай бұрын

What a cool build! I must hurt the heart a bit to deconstruct it though. That said, I do get a giant smile on my face on my bike that is a fraction of that price.

@thlee3 Ай бұрын

the bar stem front end is amazing

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Pretty special right 👌

@performingartist Ай бұрын

That is a classically beautiful bike.

@user-bq2cm4ul2s Ай бұрын

I built my Dream bike a Colnago C64, Sram Red with ENVE wheels, I love the bike. The problem is what next, while I'll never sell the C64, I'll always want another new bike

@LeonRosa-yb7xg Ай бұрын

@gcntech Nice Build and thanks for the Video - Great to see how far Ti manufacturing has gotten with 3D printing. Maybe we see 3D printed Aero Ti Bikes soon? Would that even make sense? And one more important question: Which glasses are you wearing in this video @Alex? They look very nice!

@johnclement4781 Ай бұрын

Ignore the price it’s beautiful 🤩… do more with campagnolo they are the best groupset manufacturers ❤

@stephencurry8552 Ай бұрын

I built a dream all Italian racing bike quite a few years ago. Only recently did I tell my parents how much I spent to build it (could have bought a nice car). Thing is, I am still riding it all these years later. So on a value basis, keeping me somewhat fit and happy. Paid for itself many years ago.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

We love this! It's so cool when you get a bike for life 🙌

@stephencurry8552 Ай бұрын

@@gcntech "Bike for life." Nice encapsulation. Very positive.

@dereknolantan Ай бұрын

Titanium vibrates and gives a nice pinging, singing sound over the road 🤩

@theDude9750 Ай бұрын

That frame is really nice, I'm really starting to warm up to titanium

@OMGcat96 Ай бұрын

pretty mad build considering that di ultegra is SO GOOD

@bulletprufrodo Ай бұрын

That's a beautiful bike. I enjoy seeing nice bikes, even they are out of my price range.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Us too! So cool ot see how far you can push those dream builds 🤤

@H457ur Ай бұрын

I splurged for a custom steel Battaglin Portofino G with the same gruppo, Deda finishing kit, Garmin power pedals, and with Campy Levante wheels (cheaper than Boras, picked because they can take up to 40mm tyres). The total build is a fair amount cheaper than this, mainly because it’s steel, not titanium, but it’s still so expensive that I had to get insurance. Surprisingly, it’s lighter than your build at 7.5kg, probably because I’m small and light (172cm/61.2kg) and the bike is optimized for my size.

@lfoster7601 Ай бұрын

I built my dream bike, a Ti/Carbon Colnago CT2, wih Record, Campag Bullets (work better with the rim brakes). Whole thing for less than £2.5k. Frame and a lot of the parts were NOS, some bits were eBayed. Not sure I'd get a more satisfactory bike for another £15k. I might upgrade to an 11 Spd mechanical Record groupset, but won;t change anything else Oh, and it's 8.3Kg, 19 years old and still looks and rides great

@frantzs1077 Ай бұрын

Looks beautiful. I'm on opposite side. Just got Triban for 620 euros. Putting new tires on and will convert it to tubeless. Probably first ride this weekend. Wonder if I'll have the same grin on my face.

@johngoodwin1710 11 күн бұрын

Imagine how cool you will sound in the cafe when you tell your club mates all about your titanium water bottles 👌👀

@kirkek-ak6379 Ай бұрын

love ur conclusion❤

@seanmccuen6970 Ай бұрын

daamn, now THAT'S an absolutely drool-worthy ride!! pragmatic and exotic. those metal water bottles, however, are a fly in the ointment.

@gcntech Ай бұрын

Not a fan of the the matching frame and bottles?

@hobbs2005 Ай бұрын

@@gcntech What frame size is that? Looks like a 54?

@rafacycle Ай бұрын

Really nice looking bike, I wish you could talk more about feel vs carbon. I was about to buy this wheelset but everyone told me to go better for enve 4.5 with ck hubs - absolutely love them. Do you think the performance is similar?

@DavosPessos Ай бұрын

To achieve their own the bikes I own I have built and and spec’d myself to what was both affordable and practical- and they bring a smile and grin every time I go out on them - if the mega cash and splurge makes you happy then so be it - I do agree everyone ( cycling enthusiasts) should at least build a bike for themselves and tailor it to themselves ( making it a 1 of 1 ) bespoke to them - they will totally appreciate and enjoy the sport/hobby more - #keep calm and build bikes😊

@bonbonflippers4298 Ай бұрын

As someone that has rebuilt bikes versus owning stock. I definitely feel more connected to bikes that I personally stripped down/bought frameset only amd build it up. There's something special when you pick and install all the parts.

@mattclarke6117 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure if your hesitation around the price is a good or bad thing...if it were a car it would be a bargain, but then at the same time remembering it's just a bike is what keeps cyclists grounded and prevents bike manufacturers from bending us over the marketing/financing barrel like the car industry

@Resoluteofficial Ай бұрын

£17k for 8kg, lmao

@ghowell13 Ай бұрын

This bike's price is soul crushing. Thos bike's beauty is eye watering. I've built a few "grail" bikes over the years, but they were all BMX bikes, and all built over the course of weeks, or months. Some over years, as I upgraded parts. Of all the wishes for the world, ending war, world hunger, etc. I would wish that each and every person would build thir personal grail bike for themselves. It can be done, if you adopt a long term approch, nad realize its a long term build. Itll make you the happiest youve been as an adult, since you got that first shiny bike under the tree at Christmas, or for your birthday ❤️ It just may solve a few world problems, along the way, too.

@knarf_on_a_bike Ай бұрын

I bought a titanium NOS for $2000 Canadian. Weighs 8.3kg without pedals. Feeling pretty good about that right now. I sure love titanium.

@space.youtube Ай бұрын

1:16 Wow, even more beautiful in the light of day

@lostinature Ай бұрын

I built something close to a dream bike (extremely modest compared to this one, but it's bought with real money). It's an old £400 ish mtb. Now tailored for carrying me and bikepacking equipment, it's close to £2000 total and has been on several adventures :) If i didn't have to pay for the components, I'd go for a frame with internal routing, stronger brakes, dynamo hub, maybe even a Pinion gearbox or Rohloff hub.

@rikkich5357 Ай бұрын

Well I did something abit similar, a van nicholas frame, campagnolo centaur sliver finish mavic open 4 11 speed amazing bike and it didn't cost anything like that great bike

@ichor20 Ай бұрын

1:17 Production - "Alright, cue the sun!"

@donwasinger6654 Ай бұрын

1 of 1. really cool bike.

@marcusburger1523 Ай бұрын

Is the saddle stem integrated into the frame so that it is fixed?

@CraigFyfe Ай бұрын

absolutely love the frame and fork! Also who's garage and team car is that its amazing!

@hernanhernandez3861 Ай бұрын

I just built a Litespeed Ti with Ultegra Di2 12 speed rim brake and Zipp 404s. Not as fast as my Cannondale SystemSix Hi mod. But love the old school look with modern feel like "your" Sturdy.

@klanyboyd Ай бұрын

8:56 and a wonderful bonding sound )))

@petergoebelsmann4631 Ай бұрын

It's a amazing bike. I will never go back to a carbon bike again. Titanium is the ultimate material for a bike and will last a lifetime.

@samwu1202 Ай бұрын

Have you ever heard a brand of Ti bike called T&K? I think their frame is gorgeous.

@williamforbes7156 Ай бұрын

I feel like i would have liked seeing Mavic wheels or something to effect of Cormia, but i know there are more expensive or sought after solutions than that and its one of the best dreambuilds ive ever seen. Hill climb off when?

@eddysobieralski8075 Ай бұрын

Loving the finished build. A shame the naysayers, knuckle draggers and price-complainers will never get the concept behind it even though you explained. Loving the big-gear rookie error at the end too... 🤣🤣🤣

@dh7314 Ай бұрын

GCN comments section is the worst place on KZfaq. People should just enjoy the eye candy instead of jealous moaning

@suhdud4646 Ай бұрын

Talking wheels, Im my region the Campag Bora WTOs cost about the same as the Elite Wheels Helixs and because I enjoy niche parts which doesnt mean the most expensive, I went with the Helixs' all because zero people have them.

@bonbonflippers4298 Ай бұрын

This is hilarious and so true based where you live. I see alot of carbon bikes especially canyon/trek/specialized but almost never see any expensive steel or titanium bikes. Steel bikes are extremely rare in my area. Makes me want to get one just to be unique.

@HeyPaulhasopinions Ай бұрын

My „final bike“ will be titanium too someday… not caring about weight, but longevity and the awesome look…

@craigelliott4338 Ай бұрын

I'm about to build my first road bike. I found a cube Aerium with a bent wheel in a skip. I have checked the frame, its fine. So, im gonna rebuild it, and do enter the london to Brighton. I can tell you now, its not gonna be 17k though! 😂

@gimjyu Ай бұрын

Requesting a review on the podium Ti bottles!

@n22pdf Ай бұрын

Great vid.. Impressive build but my steel bikes are lighter.. and I love riding them.. my dream builds 😍 Campagnolo to.. chorus.. Pete 😃👍🚴🏻

@SGriep Ай бұрын

would love to know why you chose the 48/32 - 10/29 combo on the chainrings and casette. Thinking about getting a 48/32 myself but as i'm mostly riding on the flat roads i'm not yet sure if it is the right choice

@adityanathan 27 күн бұрын

8.07 pretry light??? HOW? My 5 year old Scott Addict with Ultegra is 7.3kg with alloy bars, alloy stem, heavy bottle cages and alloy saddle. Absurdity is another name of cycling industry nowadays.

@troycollett8540 Ай бұрын

My focus Cayo weighed 8 kilos and $2700 when I got it and it rides amazing

@leighdickinson8299 Ай бұрын

Beautiful Alex, but white bar tape really is a no, no, you need some colour there!

@adelmur1 Ай бұрын

You should have a look at the french titanium brand Cykl. They have similar bikes and can do similar builds for cheaper and lighter. They have the RAAVE-R-MK-II

@mortigard Ай бұрын

I'm bummed you had to give it all back. It would have been fun to see you pull up to all the GCN rides in that bike! You would probably need to bring a towel with you to wipe off all of Ollie's drool each time he saw it.

@steveherring8494 Ай бұрын

hi mortigard ollie already road a campagnolo record group set maybe a year ago. can't remember exactly. i would have liked him to compair it to the dura ace stuff!

@davidhunternyc1 Ай бұрын

Sturdy Cycles are engineering and artistic masterpieces, on the level of Porsche by Singer. Your bike is stunning. Would be perfect with a Sturdy titanium crankset. Also, the bar tape should be black.