Model Showcase: Pretorius Outeniqua

Based in London, England, relative newcomer Pretorius Bikes handbuilds production and custom-geometry titanium bikes.  The craftsmanship and attention to detail is exquisite.  This Outeniqua Ti frame spec’d with press-fitt BB30, 44mm head tube with Chris King, headset, tapered Enve fork, round tapered top tube, and tapered chain stays.  A standard geometry frame goes for around £1950. The black framed Pretorius, below, is the limited edition … Continue reading Model Showcase: Pretorius Outeniqua

Road Bike CT-Scanned

Every wondered what your bike looks like on the inside?  Somebody did.  Here’s a video of a CT-scan of a road bike.  It took over 80 hours and acquired over one terabike….oops, terabyte of data.  Let’s hope they never get to this level of detail and precision at the airport. Oh, in case you were wondering, the bike tested was this Cube Litening Super HPC. … Continue reading Road Bike CT-Scanned