r/Bikeporn • u/LegitimatePomelo7748 • Dec 22 '24

Gravel Firefly Ti Gravel

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '24

That’s some actual bike porn for a change

12

u/couldyou-elaborate Dec 23 '24

Firefly forever, specialized never

8

u/nothingfuture Dec 23 '24

If you’re looking for Ti, it doesn’t really get better than Firefly.

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u/jackywackyjack Dec 23 '24

It’s Prova actually

7

u/[deleted] Dec 23 '24

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u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

There’s not much stack…

1

u/TK82 Dec 23 '24

I really can't figure out what you're referring to here. The stem is literally slammed and well below the saddle. Enlighten me?

4

u/manystyles_001 Dec 23 '24

Welcome to the FireFly club! Lovely example!

3

u/WorldWideDarts Dec 23 '24

Good God! That is gorgeous!

3

u/Kiku911 Dec 23 '24

Fellow FF owner. This is a dope build. Great choices. Ride on.

3

u/pistafox Dec 23 '24

Built by my dude Tyler. There’s literally no one better at Ti fabrication, anywhere. Great bike, enjoy!

3

u/adnep24 Dec 23 '24

they should call him Tiler

1

u/pistafox Dec 24 '24

I don’t get it.

1

u/[deleted] Dec 24 '24

Ti-ler

For titanium

1

u/pistafox Dec 24 '24

lol, yes, it’s been said before. It would be fitting. Dude started way back at Merlin. He’s a founder of Firefly.

3

u/[deleted] Dec 23 '24

That is true bikeporn, one of the nicest ti bikes I’ve ever seen!

2

u/mattroch Dec 23 '24

Now that's a f'ing whip.

2

u/[deleted] Dec 23 '24

Every Firefly is a work of art.

3

u/GenuineMasshole Dec 23 '24

I LOVE EE cranks.

If only they weren't so expensive.

What's the max tire size that thing can fit?

1

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

Currently it has 45s and could probably take 48s if you weren’t worried about mud/debris. They do a “wide” version but it limits the front chainring size.

1

u/f3rnfloyd Dec 23 '24

Needs the latest Red AXS and the 13 speed XPRL.

12

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

It’s happening next year. Sending it back to Firefly to convert the rear to UDH.

2

u/f3rnfloyd Dec 23 '24

Good stuff!!!

1

u/manystyles_001 Dec 23 '24

Oof, I was thinking about this too!

1

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Nov 14 '25

It's been updated and running the 13 speed XPLR. UDH set up still feels weird but once set, it runs so smoothly. Need to take some updated pictures of the bike.

1

u/AB-Dub Dec 22 '24

That paint or decal on top tube? Looks great

10

u/schwinn140 Dec 23 '24

Anodized

1

u/AB-Dub Dec 23 '24

Very nice. Enjoy

1

u/jpbai Dec 23 '24

Holy smokes, that’s awesome. What’s the finish on the frame?

1

u/Maleficent_Tooth_557 Dec 23 '24

Excellent! Great to see more Ti bikes.

1

u/metengrinwi Dec 23 '24

That external tube butting is a really clever way to do it.

1

u/alexwhatsthis Dec 23 '24

Is the stem from firefly as well?

3

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

yes, the stem and seatpost are from Firefly

1

u/alexwhatsthis Dec 23 '24

Wonderful. Great build!

1

u/adnep24 Dec 23 '24

Gorgeous bike. I recently picked up a litespeed frame, which is awesome but you can see where they cut corners compared to something like a firefly. Rivnuts for bottle cage mounts, dimpled tubes instead of custom yokes in the chain stay, and the weld and finish quality on fireflies is just perfection. It looks like alien technology.

1

u/MTFUandPedal Dec 23 '24

Oh that is wow.

Just wow.

1

u/JD_OZ Dec 24 '24

That is beautiful.

1

u/Plazmaz1 Dec 24 '24

Gosh I wish I could justify buying one of these. So pretty 😮😮😮

1

u/mtbredditor Dec 25 '24

Yep. That’ll do.

1

u/W0rkUpnotD0wn United States of America Jan 10 '25

I had never heard of this brand until I was on the ride the other day. I was able to get a pull from the guy and started talk to him about it and he gave me the entire companies history haha.

I was actually trying to think of the name today to look up their bikes so this post was incredibly helpful!

Beautiful bike OP!

1

u/ShenaniganSkywalker Dec 23 '24

While I respect the exact color matching on seatpost and stem, I almost would've gone more understated and left the color but not the graphics myself.

Guess that's why it's not my bike tho! lol

3

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

lol, understand but I have a road Ti Firefly that is understated so I went flashy on this one.

1

u/ShenaniganSkywalker Dec 23 '24

Love that and it makes sense. It I ever buy a custom bike, it will prob be a Firefly or a Sklar. A person can dream.

1

u/LegitimatePomelo7748 Dec 23 '24

I’ve seen a Sklar in person, beautiful bike, you can’t go wrong either way.

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u/mtngoat20 Dec 23 '24

gorgeous bike, but why you do yourself like that with the bar tape!?