1990 One-Off Titanium
One-Off Titanium was started by Mike Augspurger, who along with Gwyn Jones and Gary Helfrich had previously started the pioneering Merlin Metalworks. As One-Off, Mike would produce about 40 totally custom mountain bikes, a host of custom road bikes, super lightweight rigid forks and other accessories. Together with his wife Leni Fried, who had done custom bicycle painting on many frames for Fat Chance customers, his frames could be ordered with custom titanium anodized graphics. Notable titanium innovations found on One-Off frames included segmented rigid forks, internal keels in fork steerers for stiffening, sleeved and tapered tubing, direct mount stems, and one-piece handlebar-stem combos. The innovation continues on today as One-Off Handcycles.
The Build
Year: 1990
S/N: Frame: One-Off Fork: One-Off Stem: One-Off Headset: WTB / Chris King Grease Guard Bottom Bracket: Cook Brothers Sealed Bearing Handlebar: Wilderness Trail Bikes Titanium Shifters: Shimano Deore XT M732 Thumbshifters Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT M735 Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT M735 Brake Levers: Dia-Compe SS-5 Front Brake: Grafton Speed Control Rear Brake: Grafton Speed Control Crankset: Cook Brothers Racing RSR Chainrings: Onza/Vuelta 26-36-46 Pedals: Shimano Deore XT M737 Hubs: Wilderness Trail Bikes Grease Guard Rims: Sun CR17A Tires: Specialized Ground Control Extreme 2.5 Wheel QR: Cunningham Slow-Release Seatpost: IRD Saddle: Selle Italia Turbomatic Seatpost QR: Paul Component Engineering Grips: Wilderness Trail Bikes Trailgrips Cogs: Suntour Winner Pro Chain: Sachs |
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