Complementing the steel 3003 released last week, the new Nordest 3003 Ti is a flat-bar gravel bike with a titanium frame and clearance for 700 x 50mm tires. It’s available with your choice of a carbon gravel fork or a Cane Creek Invert suspension fork. Learn more here…
Last week’s announcement of the steel Nordest 3003 drummed up a lot of discussion about component selection and specs on flat-bar gravel bikes. We weren’t expecting a titanium version to be released the following week. The Nordest 3003 Ti is a titanium copy of the steel model, sharing the exact same geometry and frame specs (aside from a 31.8mm seat post clamp), and it’s built up around Ti3Al2.5V double-butted tubing instead of 4130 Chromoly steel.
Like the steel version, the 3003 Ti features SRAM UDH dropouts, clearance for 650b x 54mm or 700 x 50mm tires, and has dropper post routing for folks who like to get rad on gravel rides. Unlike the steel model, which is available with a carbon or steel fork, Nordest offers the 3003 Ti as a standalone frame, with the Nordest Albarda Carbon fork, or with Cane Creek Invert CS 40mm suspension fork.
Here’s the full list of specs from Nordest:
- TITANIUM Ti3Al2.5V double butted tubing
- Fits tires up to 650b x 54mm or 700c x 50mm
- Compatible with the SRAM UDH Full Mount rear derailleurs type.
- For BSA 68mm bottom bracket
- For 12x142mm thru axle rear hub
- Thru axle M12mm, include with frame
- 27.2mm seatpost
- Seatclamp 31.8mm, include with frame
- 46T max chainring in 1x or 50T/34T in 2x
- Head tube for ZS44/ZS44 o ZS44/EC44 headset
- Inner routing for dropper seatpost
- Weight in M size: 1.75 kg
- Design for 400mm taper fork with 52mm Rake
- Cane Creek 40 headset
And here’s what Nordest had to say about the 3003 Ti: “Our Nordest 3003 TI frame is a quiet, fun and fast gravel model with a new geometry for a flat handlebar. You can build your bike as you like, or choose the options we recommend in our kits. The frame is made with a Titanium Ti3Al2.5V double butted tubing, with an advanced study of geometry designed by Pedro Jerónimo, has been tested by riders with excellent results in all conditions. This frame has chainstays that are only 420mm long.”
Size | SM | M | ML | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head tube angle | 69º | 69º | 69º | 69º |
Head tube | 140 | 155 | 170 | 185 |
Top tube (virtual) | 529 | 533 | 577 | 607 |
Seat tube angle | 74,5º | 74,5º | 74,5º | 74º |
Seat tube | 460 | 480 | 500 | 530 |
Chainstays | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
Reach | 367 | 388 | 408 | 428 |
Stack | 582 | 596 | 610 | 624 |
BB Drop | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Wheelbase | 1025 | 1051 | 1077 | 1102 |
Fork length with 52mm Rake | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
Stem | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
The Nordest 3003 Ti is available for pre-order now with an estimated delivery time of 10 weeks. You can get the 3003 Ti as a frame for 1,699€ (which includes a seat clamp and rear axle), with a carbon fork for 1,999€, or with the Cane Creek Invert fork for 3,149€. Find details on the frame here and the kits here.
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