The company from Stahnsdorf has been having titanium frames built in Russia since 1994, with the tubes coming from Ukraine and the USA. The fact that former submarine engineers are said to be involved in production is certainly not detrimental to the slightly anarchistic image. One thing is certain: The design works well - over the years, Kocmo has built up a reputation for offering comparatively unpretentious but functional, reliable and affordable titanium frames. The very sporty disc racer in the test confirms this. Despite the integrated seat post, the frame is quite light and exceptionally stiff. In addition to a wide range of standard models, customisation is part of the concept. A customised frame costs a maximum of 300 euros extra, for which you can specify the geometry, tube cross-sections and features such as dropouts and braze-on parts yourself.
Price 2,800 / 5,899 Euro
Weight 7.9 kilos
Available in specialised shops / made-to-measure option
Reference/Info www.kocmo.de
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,390/460/117 grammes
Frame sizes*** XS, S, M, ML, L, XL
Seat/steering angle 73°/73°
Seat/top tube/head tube 507/570/155 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/57 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 557/405 mm/1.37
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Chris King, top 1¼, bottom 1½ inches
Brakes SRAM Red HRD (160/140 mm)
Gearshift/bottom bracket SRAM Red (BB30, 53/39 t.)
Hubs/rims Hope Pro II Disc/Veltec Speed 4.0
Tyres Continental Gatorskin (tubular tyre)
Handlebar/stem Ritchey WCS Carbon/Kocmo Titanium
Saddle/post Selle Italia SLR/integrated (34.9mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights
***Manufacturer's test size bold
****Stack/Reach Projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
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