The Long Road Ahead

• It's taken several months of behind-the-curtains crafting and building, but the TATI frame queue can finally be managed with one hand.

  TITANIUM
  A couple of troublesome designs are still held up in fabrication, but I recently received the final batch of orders from spring, and the last of those will be built up this week. The raw material pricing continues to rise here, but not too terribly. $1300 base for full custom geometry and tubeset. Budget 6 weeks. Being custom, titanium can be used for touring, road racing, triathlon, track, commuting, or cyclocross applications.

  CARBON
  The first three (team) versions came in a few weeks ago and are receiving their final touches at the painters. I have reduced the mold choices to two: both are contemporary, semi-sloping geometry road racing designs without any propretary weirdness: a sprinter's model and a climber's model. The former has a massively oversized bottom bracket and head tube joint, and is stiff as all get out. 1050-1250g, weight limit 100kg. The latter is a bit more traditional looking, with plain old massive round carbon tubes. 920-1100g, weight limit 80kg. Both are $1,500 with a fully custom paint job and matching carbon fork. 6 week turnaround.

  STEEL
  Model T production is on hold until a stable supply can be managed. Model C and full custom steel framesets are available now. 4 week turnaround for Model C, $700-1000 complete build. 6 week turnaround for custom steel, $600 for frame and powder coat.