Florian Wiesmann has been designing bicycle parts since his school days and has been building frames since 1993. Initially from steel, but since 2001 also titanium, which he says was driven by an internship with titanium guru Ben Serotta and his own megalomania. Waiting times were recently a year, but now he wants to concentrate more on business again and needs another three months. His P Titan is simple and perfectly crafted. The angular rear struts, for which Wiesmann spent a long time looking for a supplier, give it a personalised touch. "Made to measure" doesn't just mean the right geometry, it also has room for manoeuvre when it comes to riding characteristics. Our test frame is extremely light, the stiffness is not critical, but shows the limits of the material.
Price 3,750 / 10,500 Euro
Weight 6.8 kilos
Available in specialised shops / customised frames
Reference/Info www.wiesmann-bikes.de
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,350/367/123 grammes
Frame sizes*** made to measure
Seat/steering angle 73,5°/73,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 565/560/165 mm plus 5 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 990/53 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 568/391 mm/1.45
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Chris King, top 11/8, bottom 1¼ inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Campagnolo Super Record (BSA, 53/39 t.)
Rims/hubs Enve 3.4/Tune Mig/Mag
Tyres Continental 4000S Carbon
Handlebar/stem Enve Carbon
Saddle/post AX Lightness/Enve Carbon (27.2 mm)
*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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