Van Nicholas has made a success of offering reasonably priced titanium-framed bikes, and the Amazon is one of its popular longstanding models. This is the new spin-off, the Amazon Cross, set up for a life off the tarmac.
Elegant Ti frameset
The aerospace-grade titanium frame is created from round tubes – save for an ovalised top tube and chainstays, and the lengthy, flared head tube. The stays are S-shaped to improve tyre and heel clearance, and the chainstays are double crimped on the drive side for added chainring room, but a chainstay bridge does cut into the already slightly limited rubber room.
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The seatstays retain the cantilever brake mounts of the normal Amazon model, which is strange since you’d need a fork swap to run an equivalent brake up front – and we’re not sure who would want to revert from discs to cantis. Equally curious is the fact that the fork includes mudguard/fender fittings, even though the frame itself doesn’t.
External routing easier makes life easier for the home mechanic
Odd gearing
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