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Found: On-One Limited Edition Ti ‘Cross Rig – The Pickenflick

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On-One Pickenflick Full Frameset

On-One has developed a new titanium cross frameset in conjunction with their development team athletes.  It’s made using a tubeset and geometry that is specific to their personal preference.  While a limited quantity will be made for the team, enough are being produced that On-One is selling them to the public as well for a scant £999 (They are selling on the US site for $1325).  That fee nets you the ti frameset and a full carbon, tapered, disc specific fork.

Clickenflick through for the breakdown, as this one is a bit of an odd duck.

On-One Pickenflick BB

Disc specific cross bikes are nothing new these days.  One would expect 135mm rear spacing and that is present on the Pickenflick.  The frame is made from a shaped 3/2.5 ti tubeset, and is designed for “huge tyre clearance.”  In On-One land, that means a 44c (specs state max tire clearance is 35mm) tire should fit.  To accomplish this, the frame is designed to work with a mountain crank, for better crank arm and chainring clearance.  In their words…

“By pulling the cranks out 2.5mm compared to a slim road crank, we get better mud room, better chainring clearance, more BB stiffness because of less chainstay ovalisation, better frame durability, and a win all round.”

That win however comes at the cost of running a 46/36 or 50/34 ring setup.  A 42/28 or a 39/26 is the recommended ring combo for this frame.

On-One Pickenflick Rear Dropouts

To round out the specs, the frame makes use of a 31.6 seatpost with a 34.9 clamp diameter for both the post and the front derailleur.  It is disc specific (duh!).  As this is a race bike, rack and fender mounts are absent.  However, two sets of bottle bosses are present on all frame sizes for those training rides.  In traditional On-One fashion, the vinyl decals are easily removable, and can be replaced each season to keep things looking fresh.  The frameset is held together with an included FSA Orbit C-40 ACB No. 42 headset.

Weight is listed at 1260g for the 52cm small frame, and 490g for the uncut carbon fork.

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mudrock
mudrock
10 years ago

Well crap, the mountain crank restriction kinda hurts it’s gravel road-worthyness. Otherwise i love it.

Willis24
10 years ago

mudrock: Why can’t a MTB crank be used on a gravel machine?

Mindless
Mindless
10 years ago

What is wrong with mountain cranks? Q-factor? Some mountain cranks are OK. And it is a minor difference.

mudrock
mudrock
10 years ago

42×11 makes for a pretty low top end, 103 inches. Fine for strictly rough surfaces, but I have to ride pavement to get to the dirt.

mudrock
mudrock
10 years ago

Because of the flare of the chainstays to get around fat rubber, the chainrings are limited to 42t. Wider q-factor is secondary.

WoofWoof
WoofWoof
10 years ago

42 x 11 is indeed plenty of gear, especially if you’re running 29’er tires. Latest 2 x 10 XTR crank has a reasonably low Q-Factor.

I hate to mention the “S” brand, but in my experience, their Renegade 1.8’s measure 46mm. It’s a shame they are just shy of fitting in this frame.

T
T
10 years ago

The geometry data is lacking. BB drop? Headtube is short. I note it doesn’t actually say a 73mm bb, just mountain cranks….

BMW
BMW
10 years ago

Apparently they can’t be bothered by putting a headset in the frame to support the fork and make it look nice for a photo. While ultimately it really just doesn’t matter, it’s hard for me to give dollars to people that overlook small details. Oh, and I wouldn’t call 44c’s HUGE…

Ck
Ck
10 years ago

That sounds like a drastic change for not really a lot of tire clearance. 35mm max? Plenty of bikes fit that size and don’t require an MTB width shell/crank and cutting chainring clearance. You don’t need such a tiny inner ring for cross or gravel rides. And I like having the option of running a road chainring combo like 50/34 since my cross bike is my only road bike when it’s not being raced.

Ajax
Ajax
10 years ago

It’s a Made in China Titanium frame. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but this supposed special is still too expensive.

Anyways, it still needs thru-axle dropouts. Stupid decision not to include that as the market is headed that way.

Antipodian
Antipodian
10 years ago
Scott
Scott
10 years ago

@mudrock With a 42 x 11 @ 90 rpm with a 32c tire, you will be going about 28mph. Thats plenty of gear. Don’t forget its not your road bike.

Anonymous
Anonymous
10 years ago

@BMW, pretty sure the first pic is photoshopped – who would cut the steerer that short?!

Atganirider
Atganirider
10 years ago

The development riders have been trumpeting a single ring ‘cross set up. Interesting comment on frame build for a MTB crankset…

Dr. Badtouch
Dr. Badtouch
10 years ago

That’s a pretty cool rear brake mount. Too bad the fabrication is so, well, cheapo Asian.

mudrock
mudrock
10 years ago

Test write-up by sponsored rider.
http://crossjunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/introducing-on-one-pickenflick.html

The extra clearance is nice.

raino
5 years ago

New version of Pickenflick can fit 50/36 compact crank.

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