The redesigned Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti is a titanium gravel bike designed around a Pinion gearbox. It has two geometry options for flat-bar or drop-bar setups and can accommodate 700 x 50mm or 650b x 2.1″ tires. Find all the details here…

Released in 2019, the original Nordest CANDONGA was a titanium Pinion-equipped gravel bike offered in two versions: a fixed rear dropout model paired with Pinion’s chain/belt tensioner or a Gates belt drive-ready sliding dropout model. For 2024, Nordest took the CANDONGA to the next level with a range of updates and promising new features.

Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti

The Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti is still a titanium gravel bike based around a Pinion gearbox. According to Nordest, it’s “a gravel/anything bike designed to go to the end of the world.” The frame is made from TITANIUM Ti3Al2.5V double butted tubing, it has external rear brake routing and internal Pinion Smart.Shift routing for those who want it, and it has more mounting points than the previous model, with top tube mounts, downtube mounts, rack mounts, and two standard bottle mounts. The frame has clearance for 700 x 50mm or 650b x 2.1″ tires, and it has sliding dropouts for belt/chain tensioning.

  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti
  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti
  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti
  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti
  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti

Where things get interesting is that Nordest offer’s the bike in two geometry options for flat bars or drop bars. As expected, the drop-bar model has a shorter reach and top tube length—at least on the larger sizes—and the flat-bar version has a shorter seat tube and more compact wheelbase, for an upright, relaxed stance.

Drop-bar Geometry

Size SM M ML L
Head tube angle 69.5º 69.5º 69.5º 69.5º
Head tube 140 155 165 180
Top tube (virtual) 537 554 565 576
Seat tube angle 74º 74º 74º 74º
Seat tube 480 500 520 545
Chainstays 430/450 430/450 430/450 430/450
Reach 369 382 390 398
Stack 586 600 610 623
BB Drop 85 85 85 85
Wheelbase 1023 1042 1053 1066
Fork length with 52mm Rake 400 400 400 400

Flat-bar Geometry

Size SM M ML L
Head tube angle 69º 69º 69º 69º
Head tube 140 155 170 185
Top tube (virtual) 529 553 577 607
Seat tube angle 74,5º 74,5º 74,5º 74º
Seat tube 460 480 500 530
Chainstays 430/450 430/450 430/450 430/450
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

Both versions are designed around a 400mm axle-to-crown fork, like the Nordest Albarda Carbon fork, but it’s also available to purchase with a Cane Creek Invert CS 40mm suspension fork. The geometry charts are below, with the flat bar model on the left and drop bar on the right.

The CANDONGA 2 Ti has 12mm thru-axles, a 27.2mm seatpost, uses a ZS44/EC44 headset, and the medium/large frame weighs 4,970 grams (10.9 pounds).

  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti
  • Nordest CANDONGA 2 Ti

There are a three different ways to get a CANDONGA 2 Ti of your own. The frame-only costs €2,999, the frame + carbon fork costs €3,299, and the frame + Cane Creek fork costs €4,149. All options include shipping included in EU.

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