Craig Mannings El Guapo Build
Titus Brand Ambassador Craig Manning has just sent us these pics of an El Guapo build he’s just put together for a friend of his:
“He wanted to get back into riding and wanted a new bike, he was looking at some full builds from Santa Cruz in the low $2K range, I convinced him to spend some more and get a El Guapo. BikerBob helped us out with a full X7 drivetrain, Stan’s Flows, and a Revelation RLT Ti fork. The whole thing was surprisingly affordable. If you want to build one hit up Bikerbob for the parts and you can get the frame directly from Titus.”
Here is a quick rundown:
Titus EL Guapo M
RS Revelation RLT Ti Dual Air 1 1/8″
Smoothie Mixer headset
Full X7 Drivetrain 26-39 F 11-36 R, 175mm cranks
MRP XCG Guard
Elixir 7 Brakes 160R 180F
Stans Flows w/ Stans hubs
Speci Command Post
WTB Speed V
Shimano XT Trail pedals
WTB Mutano TCS 2.2R 2.4F
Truvativ AKA 70mm stem
Truvativ Stylo 680mm bars
Crank Bros. Grips
Weight 31.6 lbs.
BB height (with 150mm fork) 13.25″
Head Angle w/ 150mm fork 68.5 (measured with Android app)
You would be amazed at how little $$$ we built this for, anybody looking to put one of these together should seriously consider this spec.
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I’m the friend… Thank you Craig, and BikerBob. I was originally going to buy a less expensive (cheaper) bike, but thanks to Titus for making such an incredibly affordable frame, and Craig/BikerBob for putting this build kit together, I now have a dream bike for literally a few hundred dollars more than I had planned on spending. It’s worth every penny, in fact from what I’m seeing at my local bike shops, it may be worth more than every penny! Plus now I own a Titan! Haha.
OK, OK I’ll ask … so how much DID it cost?
How much will it cost assemblied like it!?
Everything came to a grand total of $3,100 and a six pack of beer! Since then I’ve spent about another $100 on a new seat and grips, and shaved about a half pound off.
whats the spece for the drop out is it 135mmx12mm 142mmx12mm or 150mmx12mm? coz im planning to buy the frame?
specs I mean..