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Btchn Bikes Drop Bars are Back

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Btchn Bikes Drop Bars are Back

Once again, Btchn Bikes is back with more titanium drop bars, announcing today that a new batch is on the way on November 1st, 2025. The real magic of these bars is the 3D-printed corners. These ultra-refined parts enable the team at Btchn to create ergonomic shapes that traditional manufacturing cannot achieve. And the best part? You get to customize it fully—pick your width and flare, made just for you. This is your bar, made to fit exactly the way you want it because you’re gonna spend countless hours riding with it. It should feel like a second home.

Specs:

  • Made by hand and bee bee boop bop robot in Chico from $620
  • 31.8mm Clamp Diameter
  • 73mm Reach
  • 107mm Drop
  • Custom Width: 34cm – 50cm (Hood to hood width)
  • Custom Flare: 8°, 15°, or 25°
  • Weight
    • 40cm: 370g
    • 42cm: 377g
    • 44cm: 384g
    • 46cm: 391g

Sell your 1993 Magic: The Gathering Alpha Shivan Dragon card and buy your whole squad a set of bars from Btchn Bikes.

Matt’s Esker Cycles Hayduke Ti Feels Like Home

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Matt’s Esker Cycles Hayduke Ti Feels Like Home

For cyclists, some bikes feel like an extension of ourselves. They offer comfort and familiarity. For Lowelifes RCC founder Matt Baffert, his Advocate Cycles Hayduke Ti was that bike. He spent nearly a decade riding it in the San Gabriel Mountains, taking it on trail work days, scouting missions, and camping trips. When Matt lost his home in the Eaton Fire, his beloved Hayduke burned with most of his belongings. Then, the local community rallied, and a new Esker Cycles Hayduke Ti rose from the ashes…

John’s Meriwether Storm Camo Titanium 150 mm Hardtail

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John’s Meriwether Storm Camo Titanium 150 mm Hardtail

After moving to the Southern Rockies in early 2020, John’s appetite for titanium hardtails has increased. There’s just something about a flexy, compliant frame and a beefy fork that makes all-day exploits in his backyard trails all the more engaging and fun. Taking five years of knowledge from various Ti hardtail reviews, he pinged Whit Johnson of Meriwether Cycles to make him a dream hardtail frame. Let’s check it out!

Neuhaus Metalworks HBSL Titanium Hardtail Review: Superleggera

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Neuhaus Metalworks HBSL Titanium Hardtail Review: Superleggera

Readers of The Radavist ought to know all about Neuhaus Metalworks. We first reported on the California framebuilder duo back in 2023. Hailey penned an incredible Hummingbird review, and they’ve popped up in every MADE and Sea Otter gallery over the past two years. But today, Miguel from Race Metal takes a stab at reviewing the HBSL, the brand’s most expensive and only race-oriented bike. Find out Miguel’s thoughts after racing and training on this nimble platform below… 

BTCHN Bikes 27.2 Ti Seatpost Pre-Order

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BTCHN Bikes 27.2 Ti Seatpost Pre-Order

BTCHN Bikes out of Chico, California, continues its titanium component production with a new and improved titanium seat post ($320). These 27.2 posts are an evolution on the brand’s first offering, because the old one, while good, just wasn’t good enough. This one’s lighter and stronger. These posts weigh 200g (350 mm) and 230g (420 mm) respectively.

It’s built around a 3D printed titanium head — no shortcuts, just raw, printed, Tyler welded Ti wizardry. Then BTCHN got real nerdy and 3D printed the cradle and clamp hardware out of aluminum. Precision meets madness. All of it was obsessively engineered, tweaked, re-tweaked, and then field-beaten into submission until it passed the “no excuses” test.

Zero offset or 15mm, take your pick. Some like it slammed. Some like it kicked back.

Made with too much care, probably. Built to be a lifer. Roll on over to BTCHN Bikes to see more.

Chris King Titanium 1 1/8″ NoThreadSet

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Chris King Titanium 1 1/8″ NoThreadSet

Chris King has released a limited run of its fabled NoThreadSet headsets in titanium, built for riders on bikes still rolling strong with 1-1/8” head tubes. It features a matte finish and matching titanium bolt offering a refined, high-end take on a legendary design. Originally introduced in 1992, the NoThreadSet became the go-to product for 1 1/8″ applications. Now, 33 years later, it continues to be a favorite among riders and framebuilders who value timeless performance and clean aesthetics.

Like all King’s headsets, the titanium NoThreadSets feature King’s patented GripLock bearing cap. The GripLock preloads the headset independently of clamping onto the steerer, so it retains preload far better than the competition and is impervious to the ill effects of load spikes from large hits and heavy braking.

Chris King’s Titanium NoThreadSets are available for a limited time via the King website at a retail of $475.

Cane Creek eeWings Get Updated

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Cane Creek eeWings Get Updated

The incredibly balleur, nonsensical, and completely covetous Cane Creek eeWings ($1,199.99) are a staff favorite over here. These virtually indestructible cranks are stunning on nearly any type of bike – from gravel, to full suspension, to the bike you’ll build up 10 years from now, these cranks can’t stop, won’t stop. They’re as light as carbon cranks but offer significantly more durability and impact resistance – not to mention industry-leading power transfer.

For 2025, they received an update: Now with 8-bolt chainring and power meter compatibility, an ultra-friendly 8 mm fixing bolt, and more ground clearance. They’re also backed with a Lifetime Warranty! Praise the Necronomicog for the 8 mm fixing bolt, y’all. Titanium is IMMORTAL!

See more at Cane Creek.