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The fruits of our Titus labor are beginning to come in. We’ve had El Guapos out with the bike mags for a while now and the first proper review has just been published. And it’s a top one.

What Mountain Bike have dubbed the Titus El Guapo the “Best 150mm Travel Bike” currently available.

Here are some choice quotes…

“Top value kit and radical terrain-tuned handling makes it tempting for extreme trail work.”

“A long wheelbase means massive stability under braking and you’re going to have to make a real effort to get yourself over the bars on the slack front end however steep the steps.”

“Radical angles, on/off shock tune and long wheelbase work well on super-steep, slow stuff and it’s well specced for the money.”

“Buy if… you’re looking for a bargain equipped bike that’s really well suited to super-steep technical descents.”

Continue reading Titus El Guapo Wins Best 150mm Travel Bike in What MTB »

Watch out for a few sneak peeks of Ed Oxley testing our Prototype El Guapo 29er in this video he’s just released with Whitenosugar Productions.

Walz Caps with Great Rock from Whitenosugar Productions on Vimeo.

 

Titus FTM Aluminum, ride it.<br />
As you may know from my previous post, I took out a aluminum FTM from Titus yesterday.  I got a maiden voyage on her today.  I was really impressed with this version of the bike.  Firstly, this may dominate my whole line of thinking, but the bike is sized as the Large instead of the Medium I was riding.  The fit was spot on and felt immensely better. Dare I say that the Medium was too small for me?  I guess so.<br />
The other HUGE difference is the suspension duties performed by Fox on this bike whereas the carbon FTM demo had Rockshox.  The Rockshox Monarch was new and needed more time to open up but the Fox RP23 is in prime condition on this frame since it has been around the block a bit.  The RP23 also has more of a lockout which is really nice feature for gravel grinding in Forest Park.<br />
The shifting experiment also went well, but I would rather have XT or XTR than the XO shifters. The shifting was precise and great, but I am just use to the Shimano trigger shifters over the SRAM ones.  Kind of a personal choice decision more than a technical decision.<br />
The ride was pretty sloppy, so I scaled the speed back a bit to maintain control.  There were some fallen trees and debris from our last couple storms so going balls-to-the-walls was not recommended.  You may run into a tree if not careful out there.<br />
All in all, I have to admit I like the AL version of the FTM and was thinking that you could go either way and still have a pretty nice bike setup. The AL version will save you some cash which you could invest in a few more road trips.  I don&#8217;t think I have to give this one back for a while so I may go get some extended rides in.<br />
More to come later.<br />
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<p>Did I ever mention I am getting tired of this mud?

Titus FTM Aluminum, ride it.

I got a maiden voyage on the aluminum FTM today.  I was really impressed with this version of the bike.  Firstly, this may dominate my whole line of thinking, but the bike is sized as the Large instead of the Medium I was riding.  The fit was spot on and felt immensely better. Dare I say that the Medium was too small for me?  I guess so.

Continue reading Jeremy’s Opinion of the Alu FTM »

We sent one of the first custom built 2012 Rockstars to Bikerumor.com for them to put it through its paces. Check out their first full report HERE.

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