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No.22 Bicycles Unveils Custom 3D Printed Titanium Stem w/ Matching Ti Spacers & Headset!

No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing Flat barPhoto c. R. Frazelle
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The Philly Bike Expo had a ton to offer when it came to eye candy, and I mean a lot. With what looked like a resurgence in the popularity of titanium frames at the Expo, one brand stood out to me as one of the most memorable, No.22 Bicycles.

Loving the ride qualities of titanium so much, the founding partners, Mike Smith, and Bryce Gracey named their company after titanium’s atomic number, 22. No.22 Bicycles have been in the news a bit recently, with Tyler covering their 3D dropouts back in August, and we also covered their new No.6 Carbon Fork in August when it was released.

The 3D Dropouts, Hands-On

No.22 Bicycle Co 3d printed drop out cut away 2

No.22 was showing some amazing-looking bikes at the Expo. Their attention to detail as well as the new anodizing and etching techniques that were applied on these bikes was really beautiful and definitely showed some real passion for their beloved frame material of choice.

The Drifter

No.22 Bicycle Co Drifter complete
Photo c. No.22 Bicycles, Drifter Complete bike.
No.22 Bicycle Co Drifter back side
The Drifter at PBE.
No.22 Bicycle Co 3D rear drop out in action
Use of their new ultra-clean 3D-printed rear drop-out.

You can see a few other photos of this beautiful all-road gem from the Philly Bike Expo, right here.

New Finishes

They had their track-specific model, Little Wing on display as a remarkably beautiful gold flat bar bike. It was displaying one of No.22’s updated model graphics. Although their raw finish will remain the default finish for all orders, they said that they’re “adding a new range of anodized and combination anodized/Cerakote finishes to take your build to the next level.”

No.22 has been experimenting with Cerakote for “several years” and now have their own in-house paint and Cerakote facilities so they can “roll this option out at a production scale”.

No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing complete
Photo c. No.22 Bicycles. Little Wing Complete bike
No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing head badge
Little Wing head badge at the PBE.
No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing Flat bar
Little Wing cockpit

No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing top tube anno

No.22 Bicycle Co Little Wing

No.22 Bicycles Brand New Integrated Cockpit

No.22 Bicycle Co stem spacers detail
No.22’s “bespoke matching titanium headset and interlocking spacers”.

From the No.22 website: “Made from sintered titanium, our completely bespoke stem was designed to deliver the highest level of performance while keeping all cables internal, matching the beautiful materials and finishes of our frames”.

Using additive manufacturing has allowed No22. to deliver a stem that they say is “as light as the leading carbon integrated stem offerings, but with huge increases in strength, stiffness, and durability”. These stems have hidden faceplate bolts that are installed from the rear.

No.22 Bicycle Co stem clamp

No.22 Bicycle Co stem cap

The stem also has fully integrated steerer tube clamping. This new stem added to the matching titanium headset and interlocking spacers is an amazing and artful finish to these builds.

No.22 Bicycle Co polished and raw ti spacers
The titanium, interlocking spacers, up close and personal. Looks like both polished and raw are accounted for.

New Seatposts and Mast Toppers

No.22 Bicycle Co 3d seat mast blue anno
New seat mast topper

Another thing that is new over at No.22 is their completely new seat mast toppers and seatpost heads. They are replacing their old cast versions with new, 3D-printed versions. These new versions will bring added strength and stiffness while looking much more refined.

Check out more No.22 titanium eye candy at the link below.

22Bicycles.com

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ShopMechanic
ShopMechanic
2 years ago

Wow! Shockingly elegant paint and ano work! Loving the 3D printed dropouts too. Ugly angular dropouts were always a turn off for me on most Ti frames. This completely solves every structural issue too.

Seraph
Seraph
1 year ago

What a nice display of some shiny, out-of-everyone’s-price-range-that-you’ll-never-see-outside-of-a-tradeshow stuff!

Will Ferrule
Will Ferrule
1 year ago

I’ll take the Little Wing, please.

Keith
Keith
1 year ago

Love the P321 lefty adapter, I have several. I’m about to build a MooseKnuckle SS with a Lefty (and a P321 Lefty adapter).

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