Who would have though e-gravel bikes would be a thing? - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Titici gives you the option of Fox's gravel-specific, 40mm travel suspension fork on its e-gravel bike - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Polini power train has a discreet display - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Dedacciai supplies Titici with custom drawn aluminium tubing for the e-gravel machine - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Polini's BB mounted motor is smaller than the likes of Bosch and Shimano - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The prototype aero disc road bike from Titici is entering a congested field, but it's the only one we've seen that can be built full-custom - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
We're glad Titici has renamed its flattened top tube design rather than the unfortunate "flexi" name it was originally known by - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The sculpted head tube and fork interface is designed to move the air smoothly through this complex shape - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The aero seat tube is scalloped and shaped to incorporate the front derailleur mount - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The aero road bike is so new it doesn't even have a name yet - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The fork offers plenty of clearance for the current trend of ever wider road wheels and tyres - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Titici's 29er full suspension looks very much like an XC race machine - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The carbon linkage looks suitably trick - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
That flexing flat top tube and rear suspension could be interesting when combined - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Full-custom, full suspension is not something you see very often - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The fixed wheel crit machine from Titici - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Painting legend Tony Spray has collaborated on this limited edition - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
If your going to have gold graphics, why not use real gold? - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The splatter finishing reminds us of the best of Dario Pegoretti's bikes - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
If you opt for the limited you'll be assured of a unique bike - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Italian custom bike builder Titici has expanded its range to include a fixed-gear carbon racer, a full-suspension mountain bike, a prototype aero road disc machine and even an e-gravel bike built with Fox’s gravel-specific AX suspension fork.
Who would have though e-gravel bikes would be a thing? - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Unlike the rest of Titici’s custom range, the E-FD01R Gravel is built using Dedacciai 7005 series aluminium (though we are told the company is working on a carbon model). Like the carbon offerings, it is available fully custom, too.
Polini's bottom bracket mounted motor is smaller than the likes of Bosch and Shimano - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
At the heart of the bike is a Polini 250w motor (with a 500w peak output) fuelled by a long-ranging 500wh battery. It will be available in two builds, one with SRAM’s 1x Rival group and the top model with Force 1x.
You can also opt for either Titici’s carbon gravel fork or Fox’s 40mm-travel AX suspension fork.
Titici aero prototype
The prototype aero disc road bike from Titici is entering a congested field, but it's the only one we've seen that can be built full-custom - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Titici is the latest company to bring an aero-disc-road bike to market. Unlike its rivals, the unnamed aero machine is available in the builder's usual full custom process.
Like the rest of Titici’s range, it retains the unique flattened-comfort-adding top tube, now renamed "plate absorber technology", rather than the unfortunate "flexi" moniker of old.
We're glad Titici has renamed its flattened top tube design rather than the unfortunate flexi name it was originally known by - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The aero shaping was designed using CFD and is currently in its final wind-tunnel proofing. Titici tells us the company is confident this one is going to be fast.
Titici goes full-sus
Titici's 29er full suspension looks very much like an XC race machine - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Titici's debut into the 29er full suspension market looks pretty interesting. A full-custom, full suspension bike is a rarefied thing.
The carbon linkage looks suitably trick - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
It’s very much in the cross-country arena with its 100mm of rear travel and lightweight fork options. The suspension is provided by RockShox front and rear on three models (SID and Monarch RT3) with either SRAM GX or XX1 Eagle and one Fox-equipped model (Float 32 and Float DPS) paired with SRAM’s oh-so-bling Eagle in gold.
If you’re a Shimano fan, you can have a custom build with Di2 or the mechanical 2x group of your choosing.
That flexing flat top tube and rear suspension could be interesting when combined - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
We wonder how that combination of the flattened comfort-boosting top tube and linkage rear end will fair. It's certainly a unique looking machine.
Titici’s fixed crit racer
The fixed wheel crit machine from Titici - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Titici’s RT01 race machine is designed for fixed-gear racing. The full-custom option should appeal to deep-pocketed Red Hook Crit fans.
The splatter finishing reminds us of the best of Dario Pegoretti's bikes - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The builder had on show the TS Limited version, which features an outlandish paint finish by Tony Spray, the highly-regarded Italian custom bike painter.
Yes, the gold detailing and logos on the limited are real 24 carat gold leaf.
Warren is our senior technical editor for road and gravel. With 27 years of experience, he’s been testing bikes since before BikeRadar and the internet existed!
With an encyclopedic knowledge of bikes and what some would consider an excessive bike collection, Warren has been the mastermind behind our road Bike of the Year tests for over a decade. He has penned more than 2,750 bike tests.
His words have been published in Cycling Plus, Bikeradar, Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cycling News, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, T3 and a whole host of other publications. You’ll also find Warren as a regular on the BikeRadar Podcast and our YouTube channel.
He’s covered all the 21st-century innovations in cycling and ridden in Europe, Asia, Australasia, America and Africa. He’s been a judge for the Eurobike awards and judged handmade bikes at Bespoked.
Height: 6’2”/188cm
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