Lynskey Titanium Road Bike Review

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.

Lynskey titanium road bike review.

As a complete package the lynskey isn t all that light but good wheels and decent power transfer mean that it just feels right. I do think the twisted seatstays are overkill though. 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. Now offering zero interest financing 30 day no hassle return policy 100 satisfaction guarantee hand built in the usa lifetime warranty.

Lynskey touts their r480 model as its strongest stiffest road racing frame. Titanium road bikes are now if not affordable at least a viable alternative to top end steel and carbon fibre bikes. However the handling doesn t. You get a bit of road feedback but the material seems to mute the big stuff.

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. Rack and fender mounts standard. 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.

1 top tube mount and 3 water bottle mounts. The brand s team chose the 6 4 titanium alloy because it adds strength and rigidity compared to the more common 3 2 5. Tapered headtube ensures precision handling when paired with lynskey s carbon gravel fork. In corners the bike tracks predictably and we found ourselves confidently leaning deep into turns.

It has the smooth unruffled ride quality that you want in a. The combination of the square shaped top tube and truncated airfoil downtube help increase lateral stiffness in or out of the saddle.