van nicholas aeolus

[orca]

hi i want to buy a titanium road race bike and i am thinking to buy van nicholas aeolus.the use of this bike will be local races.what do you think?
is aeolus race bike or i have to buy something more expensive? and finally what do you think about van nicholas as a brand?

 

[Noodley]

I have a VN Yukon which I use for audax rides. Very good bike IMO, and they seem to be becoming very popular amongst audax riders in Scotland.

 

[craigwend]

Hope this works...

http://www.vannicholas.com/PDF/PCY_biketest.pdf

Have a 'euros' love it, I will never race, just for fitness and fun.

 

[515mm]

I have a Yukon audax iron - which is fab, but one of my pals who also prefers titanium is lusting after an Enigma Echo.

www.enigmabikes.com

For an extra £99 they'll make a custom frame for you - and they're British! Just nip down to Brighton to get measured up. Same sort of money as a Van Nic but custom made. No brainer really.

 

[ferret fur]

I've got an Aeolus. I use it for sportive riding and the odd TT. I don't know how it compares with carbon, but for me it is fast and very comfortable with a very definite 'zing' in the ride quality. I would highly recommend one.

The only thing I would say is that I have one of the 6-4 Ti frames which they no longer do. 3-2.5 is the only material available from VN.

 

[Lardyboy]

I have a Yukon audax iron - which is fab, but one of my pals who also prefers titanium is lusting after an Enigma Echo.

www.enigmabikes.com

For an extra £99 they'll make a custom frame for you - and they're British! Just nip down to Brighton to get measured up. Same sort of money as a Van Nic but custom made. No brainer really.

As one of his other pals with a TI bike I would also recommend Sunday Bicycles too. Can't praise them enough in fact.

http://www.sundaybicycles.co.uk/

But having noticed the O.P.'s location is listed as Greece there might be a freighting charge!

 

[orca]

thanks for the replies , i live in greece so my options are vn,litespeed,merlin,bianchi.
litespeed , merlin and bianchi are more expencive options.van nicholas is more realistic for me.but aeolus is good option for long destance and racing?van nicholas is reliable company with good products?

 

[Dormouse]

I have a VN Yukon and I am very pleased with it.

 

[orca]

thank you all

 

[itisaboutthebike]

FYI -
Enigma and other UK companies marketing Ti frames are British, but the frames aren't made in the UK. I don't know of any UK builder building Ti frames(altho I stand to be corrected !) - which is a pity really.

Van Nicholas is based in Holland and have thier frames made in China.

Enigma have thier frames made in Russia I believe, whereas Sunday have thiers made in China.

My Airborne Ti was made in China and is a very nice bike.

 

[User482]

If you're after a British designed Ti bike there's also Burls.

 

[Paul_Smith SRCC]

FYI -
Enigma and other UK companies marketing Ti frames are British, but the frames aren't made in the UK. I don't know of any UK builder building Ti frames(altho I stand to be corrected !) - which is a pity really.

Van Nicholas is based in Holland and have thier frames made in China.

Enigma have thier frames made in Russia I believe, whereas Sunday have thiers made in China.

My Airborne Ti was made in China and is a very nice bike.

Airborne (Europe) became Van Nicholas.

Paul_Smith

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

FYI -
Enigma and other UK companies marketing Ti frames are British, but the frames aren't made in the UK. I don't know of any UK builder building Ti frames(altho I stand to be corrected !) - which is a pity really.

Van Nicholas is based in Holland and have thier frames made in China.

Enigma have thier frames made in Russia I believe, whereas Sunday have thiers made in China.

My Airborne Ti was made in China and is a very nice bike.

Burls make theirs in Russia

Planet X have their's made by Lynskey in the USA

 

[ASC1951]

My Airborne Ti was made in China and is a very nice bike.

My latest frame is an XACD from China. Build quality as good as Airborne, although a few ounces heavier. $445 plus delivery, which included some custom fittings.

 

[wav3ydave]

Van Nick had a new road race bike at Eurobike - the Astraeus - which is the first (they say) hydroformed Ti bike. There's some pics of it here:

http://road.cc/content/van-nicholas-astraeus-first-hydroformed-ti-bike-fixed-yukon