Sam William Andrews' gravel bike is a unique sight in the UK
Tonight's Bike at Bedtime is this sweet-looking gravel machine that belongs to Sam William Andrews, a gravel rider who has been quickly making himself a name in some prestigious gravel races across the UK and abroad. Now, the Briton has updated his weapon of a bike for the tail end of the season, which is to include the notoriously hard Badlands race in Spain.
Let's start with the frame, which is a custom Titici Relli. Titici hails from Asola, Italy, and entered the bike markets with BMX and mountain bike frames in the 80s. It then moved on to building bikes around its"flexy" concept, which incorporates different vibration-absorbing tube shapes into the bike frames.Sam's quite a tall guy, so his Relli frame is size XL. The first thing most folk notice about this Titici Relli - and other Titici bikes - is the very, very thin top tube.
Moving down to the seat tube, we have the Arch Absorber Technology system. This should, similarly to PAT, reduce vibration to the frame working as a shock absorber, strategically curbing shock impulses between the bottom bracket and the saddle nodes. With the distinct shapes of the frame covered, we can move on to the look of it. The paint job is not just any stock design. The hand-painted frame took six months to finish, and the beautiful purple with a silvery frosted effect is the work of Tony Spray, whose name can be found near the bottom bracket.newly released Hunt 42 Limitless gravel wheelsThe saddle is Prologo Scratch M5 and the rest of the finishing kit is all Deda, including the nice flat-top handlebar.
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