On-One 456 ti

[ratbane]

Anyone got one, or ridden one?

Reports please.

[longblackcoat]

Yes, I've had one for about a year.

Best bike I've ever ridden for general UK stuff. Not ideal for Alpine riding, and for pure racing a short-travel FS would be better. Leaving aside those extremes, and accepting that most of my riding is rooty singletrack, it's perfect. A thing of joy on a climb, it has the fabled Ti compliance, and I've never once regretted buying it, nor really thought of riding any of my other bikes.

I never really 'got' Ti before this, always thought it was snake oil, but I'm utterly converted. I don't know whether it's the material itself, the skill of the Lynskey family in assembling what is after all just a collection of tubes, or (more likely) some combination of the two, but in any case it's just stunning. Bizarrely, it's the best value bike frame I've ever bought.

[ratbane]

longblackcoat said:

Yes, I've had one for about a year.

Best bike I've ever ridden for general UK stuff. Not ideal for Alpine riding, and for pure racing a short-travel FS would be better. Leaving aside those extremes, and accepting that most of my riding is rooty singletrack, it's perfect. A thing of joy on a climb, it has the fabled Ti compliance, and I've never once regretted buying it, nor really thought of riding any of my other bikes.

I never really 'got' Ti before this, always thought it was snake oil, but I'm utterly converted. I don't know whether it's the material itself, the skill of the Lynskey family in assembling what is after all just a collection of tubes, or (more likely) some combination of the two, but in any case it's just stunning. Bizarrely, it's the best value bike frame I've ever bought.

Cheers.

I've tried various FS recently, to augment my '99 853 Explosif. But they haven't wet my pants. (Lapierre 514, Orange 5 Pro, Trek EX8, mates Carrera brick). So instead, I'm pondering the 456 ti to totally replace the Kona.

What fork are you running?

[longblackcoat]

Spec is:

Drivetrain : XT
Brakes : Hope Mono Mini Pro
Wheels : Chris King hubs, 819 rims, DT double butted spokes, running tubeless
Fork : 130mm 06 Fox Float (it's been off to Tim Flooks for a proper rework though)
Other stuff : Thomson, Hope, Chris King

Whole thing was relatively cheap - almost everything was secondhand or significantly reduced.

(Annoying that I can't format the above into a table - anyone know how?)

[ratbane]

longblackcoat said:

Spec is:

Drivetrain : XT
Brakes : Hope Mono Mini Pro
Wheels : Chris King hubs, 819 rims, DT double butted spokes, running tubeless
Fork : 130mm 06 Fox Float (it's been off to Tim Flooks for a proper rework though)
Other stuff : Thomson, Hope, Chris King

Whole thing was relatively cheap - almost everything was secondhand or significantly reduced.

(Annoying that I can't format the above into a table - anyone know how?)

No frames around at the moment though!

[longblackcoat]

ratbane said:

longblackcoat said:

Spec is:

Drivetrain : XT
Brakes : Hope Mono Mini Pro
Wheels : Chris King hubs, 819 rims, DT double butted spokes, running tubeless
Fork : 130mm 06 Fox Float (it's been off to Tim Flooks for a proper rework though)
Other stuff : Thomson, Hope, Chris King

Whole thing was relatively cheap - almost everything was secondhand or significantly reduced.

(Annoying that I can't format the above into a table - anyone know how?)

No frames around at the moment though!

Only if you want the blast logo or graphics - I got the original 'just with a sticker' version, which is currently in stock, and am more than happy with it. Might need some more decals in a few years but otherwise it looks good as new.