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Unique lightweight, durable Silver Anodizing protects Titici All-In AND alloy gravel bike

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni
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The new alloy Titici All-In AND gravel bike looks nothing like any other aluminum bike we’ve seen, thanks to its unique silver ano finish. This durable whole-frame GHA Silver Anodizing finish promises to better protect the alloy frame under the worst conditions better than any paint ever could, and at a lighter weight at the same time.

Titici All-In AND alloy gravel bike gets GHA Silver Anodizing

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, complete
c. Titici, photos by Mattia Ragni

We’ve already covered the handmade-in-Italy Titici All-In aluminum gravel bike‘s fully-integrated, internal routing overhaul last fall with room for up to 700 x 44mm tires. But now their more reasonably-priced and customizable Dedacciai alloy bike gets a shiny silver & gold update in this AND edition.

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, threaded Bottom bracket

In fact, this aluminum bike almost looks more like a raw fillet brazed steel frame as the unique anodization process tints the tubes and welds differently.

GHA Tech Details

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, headtube

But the reason behind the cool finish isn’t just good looks (that’s a side benefit!) It was really about protecting the aluminum, itself – both inside & out. Less weight than any painted finish is another bonus.

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard ano, Golden Hard Anodizing diagram

Working with tubing supplier Dedacciai, the gravel bike frame is finished with a patented Golden Hard Anodizing (GHA) finish that is extraordinarily resistant to scratches, abrasion, and wear. The process – already in use, from marine applications to pharmaceuticals – integrates a protective oxide layer of silver ions with the porous surface of the aluminum tubes to create a treatment with a wide range of curious properties.

Of course, increased hardness & resistance to wear are big ones. But the result is apparently also a lower friction surface, and high antibacterial & antimold performance – so looks like the Titici All-In AND will stay cleaner too. Apparently, mud & dirt are easy to wipe right off after a ride.

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, studio detail

The process creates an oxide layer that becomes one with the base metal, so it can’t really separate from the aluminum tube. That means the finish has “almost infinite durability” and isn’t subject to chipping, flaking, or scratching that can happen with paint under the regular flex, vibrations, or wear & tear that a gravel bike is subjected to.

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, seat cluster

Titici says they want beautiful things to last forever, so the innovative silver anodizing treatment means the All-In AND gravel bike will stay corrosion-free and looking fresh longer than any other aluminum bike. It is especially resistant to being ridden hard and put away wet, even in notoriously-aggressive coastal saltwater environments.

Your components will still hate you (as will your mechanic), but at least your frame will be fine.

All-In Gravel Bike Details

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, frameset

Briefly, the Titici All-In is a 7000-series aluminum gravel frame with fully internal cable routing through a 1.5″ FSA headset system, a threaded BSA BB, flat mount disc & 12mm thru-axles. The bike has custom-shaped alloy tubes to build in a bit of off-road comfort, and has tire clearance for a max 700x44mm or 650x48mm setup.

It comes with a full carbon fork with 3-pack Anything cage mount, while the frame gets 2 standard bottle cage mounts, rear rack mounts, and full-coverage fender tabs. The frame comes in 5 stock sizes, and custom geometry is possible.

Titici All-In AND silver ano availability & pricing

Titici All-In AND durable alloy gravel with GHA Silver hard anodizing, photo by Mattia Ragni, complete bike

The All-In AND is the only bike you can get with a GHA silver anodized finish according to Titici thanks to an exclusive partnership with the Japanese creators of the technology.

The unique finish is available through Titici dealers as a frameset, or in any of their complete gravel bike builds with Shimano GRX, SRAM Apex 1, or Rival AXS – for just 300€ more than a standard painted finish.

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mud
mud
2 years ago

price?

xalt
xalt
2 years ago

Wonder why nobody did it before.
I want the same for carbon frames, in slick oil colour !

kohlerm
kohlerm
2 years ago
Reply to  xalt

We had anodized GT Zaskar MTBs in the nineties

BNystrom
BNystrom
2 years ago
Reply to  xalt

You can’t anodize carbon fiber, just aluminum, titanium and magnesium.

Gordo
Gordo
2 years ago

Uhhh… that’s just un-dyed Mil Type III hard ano with silver foo foo dust in it so they could claim a patent.

mud
mud
2 years ago

Threaded aluminum bb -yikes

lemondrider
lemondrider
2 years ago
Reply to  mud

Better than CreakFit uh…I mean PressFit

Craig
Craig
2 years ago
Reply to  mud

What’s wrong with that?

Donnieboy
Donnieboy
2 years ago
Reply to  mud

Trolling proven technology.

Jason D West
Jason D West
2 years ago

Looks pretty rad! Not a huge fan of the stem and spacers but nothing a Thomson couldn’t fix.

LargeD
LargeD
2 years ago
Reply to  Jason D West

LOL, a Thomson would detract. Enjoy your silver rims on it too.

Phil
Phil
2 years ago

2590€ for an AL Frame? jeeez

I would pay a litle extra for a “local made Frame”, but the Aluminium itself for sure comes from China as well as the sram components…

Campag Ekar would have been a “local” option too but its missing…

Troy Phillips
Troy Phillips
2 years ago
Reply to  Phil

Isn’t Dedacciai an Italian aluminum? This is what I’ve always thought. Or is it sourced from China ? It used to be comparable with the American made aluminum tubing .
I haven’t kept up with who sources what or makes what . I know things have changed over the years.
SRAM seems to have manufacturing all over the world . USA , Germany and China that I’ve read about .

Phil
Phil
2 years ago
Reply to  Troy Phillips

Sram has Studios over the world, but only 2,5 Production lines itself – China & Taiwan.

Since Italy has no own AL-Production, Dedacci buys from the world market. China holds 70% of the current world AL production and almost 90% from special 7005 AL.

Fraser C.
Fraser C.
2 years ago

Hmmm, you can actually see the evil cast properties in the weld heat affected zones, with the complimenting stress concentration of the sharp-ish transition in thickness at the tube to filler. This article did not mention any post weld heat treating, are we to assume these weld zones are not treated? If not, then watch out for cracking, whose likelihood is even greater in the higher heat Aluminum alloys..

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