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The Icy Ti Sky: The New No.22 Aurora

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

The guys at No.22 Bicycle Company have just added a new model to their lineup of US-made titanium frames: The disc-braked, carbon seat tubed Aurora road bike. Here’s the lowdown.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

From the press release: Blending the responsiveness of our Reactor road race frame with the versatile handling and confidence of the Great Divide, the Aurora is our range-topping model for all occasions.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

A top priority when developing the Aurora was to balance high stiffness and crisp handling with all-day comfort levels that only titanium can deliver. Despite an overall stiffness level approaching our race-specific Reactor model, the Aurora is the smoothest riding frame we offer.

A combination of carefully shaped and butted tubing, svelte seat stays and the one-piece carbon seat mast results in a frame that smooths vibration like nothing else on the road.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

Like all No. 22 frames, the true beauty of the Aurora lies in its details. The frame’s head tube is a custom tapered titanium component with extensive internal machining.

Featuring CNC-machined support for an integrated headset, the head tube enables substantial front end stiffness while saving weight. Forgoing our traditional solid titanium head tube badge, the Aurora head tube features a CNC machined logo to save every available gram.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

Topping the Aurora’s carbon seat mast is our bespoke cast titanium seat mast topper. Weighing just 120g including hardware, the titanium topper is a light and elegant solution to retaining height adjustability on a seat mast equipped frame.

For customers concerned about flexibility and resale with a seat mast equipped bike, the Aurora’s seat mast can be cut off entirely to accept a conventional 30.9mm seat post and clamp.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

The extensively machined titanium dropouts used on the Aurora offer a large weld surface for stiffness and durability, while paring away unnecessary material. The Aurora uses Syntace’s excellent X-12 dropout interface which combines the safety of a replaceable rear hanger with the stiffness and shifting precision of a fixed hanger.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

The Aurora’s flat mount disc brakes allow for clean brake caliper mounting without the use of adapters. Complementing these low-profile mounts is internal rear brake hose routing, with the brake hose exiting the chainstay just ahead of the brake caliper.

The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company

FEATURES AND PRICING:
USD $4,299 frame/ $4,799 frameset
Frame material: 3Al-2.5V CWSR titanium with carbon seat mast
Point of origin: Handmade in the USA
Warranty: Ten-year warranty against manufacturing defects
Tubing sizes: Fully butted, size specific
Head tube: Tapered 44/49mm internal diameter for integrated headsets
Bottom bracket shell: T47 threaded
Tire clearance: 30mm
Dropout type: 142x12mm (frame) / 100x12mm (fork)
Brake caliper mounts: Flat mount
Hydraulic hose routing: Internal (frame and fork)

Head to the No.22 website for more information and ordering.

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The Aurora road bike by No.22 Bicycle Company