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Integrated Mosaic GT-1 i45 Slithers In with SCALE Artist Series Finishes

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Boulder Colorado’s bespoke titanium bicycle maker, Mosaic Cycles tops off its lineup of handcrafted, fully integrated bikes with their new GT-1 i45 gravel bike. The i45 delivers the same responsive ride feel, and stable pedaling platform as the original GT-1 45 – but the fully integrated version features bigger tire clearance, (conservative 45mm of clearance), and an integrated front end.

Mosaic GT-1 i45

Mosaic Cycles GT-1 i45 Gravel Bike Intgrated front end
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The i45 is designed around the ENVE Integrated Gravel Fork and Cockpit. Launched at the unofficial gravel season kick-off, Mid South, Mosiac fully embraces the GT-1 i45’s racing heritage.

The GT-1 i45 is built with a double-butted titanium tube set that will be specifically selected for each rider and is offered with Mosaic’s Made-To-Order geometry. This will ensure that the GT-1 i45 fits each rider’s specific fit requirements, handling preferences, and riding aspirations.

Mosaic is adding a few other integrated options to its line-up as well. Like the RT-1 iTR (integrated thick road), GT-1 iAR All-Road, along with the GT1 i45 Gravel. Mosaic also knows that fully integrated front ends aren’t for everyone, and will continue to produce and support the traditional RT and GT bikes.

Mosaic GT-1 i45 Stock Geometry

Mosaic Cycles GT-1 i45 Gravel Bike geo diagram
Mosaic Cycles GT-1 i45 Gravel Bike geo chart

GT-1 i45 Frame Features

  • Tubeset: Rider Specific T3A/2.5V Double Butted Titanium Tubeset
  • Geometry: Made To Order (Stock geometry also available)
  • Tire Clearance: 700x45mm
  • Derailleur Hanger: Choice of UDH or Standard Derailleur Hanger
  • Chainline: Gravel WIDE w/ 46T Max Chainring
  • Fork: ENVE Integrated Gravel Fork (53 & 55 Rake)
  • Headset: ENVE Integrated Headset
  • Brake Mount: Flat Mount Disc
  • Brake Routing: Integrated Internal
  • Shift Routing: Integrated Di2 or eTap
  • Axle Spacing: 12×100 Front // 12×142 Rear
  • Bottom Bracket: Threaded BSA 68mm
  • Seatpost Diameter: 27.2 (30.9, 31.6 Optional)
  • Front Derailleur Mount: Clamp or braze-on
  • Water Bottle Mounts: Up to 4 (DT, ST, Under DT, Bento)

GT-1 i45 Pricing & Availability

Mosaic’s Made-To-Order 1-Level GT-1 i45 frameset is available exclusively through a Mosaic Dealer. Lead time is 6-8 weeks.

Retail: $8,300 for Frameset Module (frame, fork, ENVE Integrated Stem, ENVE Seatpost, ENVE Integrated Headset)

SCALE Artist Series

Not only is the new Mosaic GT-1 i45 fully integrated aiding in its clean aesthetic, but Mosaic’s eye-catching Artist Series paint design is available upon ordering to set the bike apart.

SCALE marks the sixth edition of the Mosiac Artist Series and features a cohesive mix of colorful chaos with each design,” Mosaic founder Aaron Barcheck explains. “We’re pumped to add another Artist Series option to the lineup and love the serpentine look and feel of SCALE.”

First introduced in 2019 with PRISMATICA, the Mosaic Artist Series finish work program blurs the line between art and cycling. Barcheck’s art team dreams up intricate and unique designs and releases them on a limited-edition basis.

The series evolves with each new design and is available as an option on any Mosaic bike model or as a re-paint on any existing Mosaic frame.

SCALE Artist Series Paint Pricing & Availability

The new Artist Series paint design is available for an upcharge of $1300 on any 1-Level Mosaic frame.

Check out everything Mosaic Cycles has to offer when you hit the link below.

MosaicCycles.com

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Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict
1 month ago

Nice geometry, shorter top tubes with decent stack height. Good tire clearance, and can accept a front derailleur. All at an unfortunate price.

Bumscag
Bumscag
1 month ago

I don’t really get Mosaic. Very cleanly made frames and beautiful finishes. But that’s available from a bunch of other builders (Moots, No22, Firefly, etc). And they’re just not that interesting. Boring middle of the road geometry. Boring frame design and details. And the price… Eye watering.

JoeS
JoeS
1 month ago
Reply to  Bumscag

They are essentially nothing, but a Dean with fancy paint and a nosebleed price. The Mosaic founder was the lead guy at Dean, and it seems like all that has really changed is fancy paint, marketing BS, and a massive price hike.

Very similar to how Firefly morphed out of IF years ago. They adopted the same new model = basically the same bikes as before at IF with new fancy ti finishes and ridiculous prices. They seem boring just like Moots, #22, etc. None of them are doing any serious customization like Brad Bingham does. It’s just some fancy paint or and/or cerakote finish and nutty prices,

Bumscag
Bumscag
1 month ago
Reply to  JoeS

Uhhh, I think you put Brad in the wrong category. He does amazing work but he’s a lot closer to Mosaic than 22 or Firefly are. His bikes *are* Moots with vaguely different dropouts. You really can’t bag on Firefly for descending from IF and give Brad a pass when he’s doing even less innovative frame design than before…

And Firefly and 22 are both doing some really cool stuff with custom frame components, 3D Ti printing, and mixed Ti-Carbon that none of those others are doing. Yeah, Moots was the first of the bunch on the printed dropout wagon, but they didn’t go anywhere else with the tech, and what’s the point of 3D printing parts if they look just like the Ti part but with a worse finish?

Rim Brake enjoyer
Rim Brake enjoyer
1 month ago
Reply to  JoeS

Kind of a broad brush. Firefly makes some excellent frames which are quite aesthetically pleasing, custom, in the USA for a few hundred bucks cheaper than mass produced S-Works Taiwanesium and like 20 bucks more than Indy-Fab.

I’ve never got why people think these bespoke super niche bikes should be cheap. If you’ve ever owned a business in the US or EMEA you know that the labor cost and statutory costs of producing anything in the first world is astronomical. You should be complaining more about the prices of 105 aluminum bikes than stuff like this.

carbonfodder
carbonfodder
1 month ago

Not trying to be a jackass, but, is it really true that 1st world labor costs are that high? My frame of reference here is Lynskey, who seem to be able to make reasonable priced ti frames in Tennessee.
I absolutely agree that the R+D/finish/etc for the top shelf builders is a significant cost (and differentiator), but the voices in my head would put that on a per bike basis at around $2-3K. Add that to the $2K for a Lynskey frame (with margin already sunk in) and I can’t make $8K work. What am I missing?

Bumscag
Bumscag
1 month ago
Reply to  carbonfodder

Well, you’re missing that Lynsky uses incredibly cheap titanium tubing and materials from India (IIRC) and is a production house that cuts corners wherever possible. You don’t get the time spent with them designing and speccing your frame, which can eat up several hours of a builder’s time.

I just checked the builders we’re discussing and (somehow) Firefly framesets start $3300 *less* than Mosaic or Moots and a grand less than No22. Brad’s even a grand less than them, which is bonkers for the quality he builds, even if his builds are much less bespoke.

And I don’t know about the other builders, but Firefly does lots of fatigue testing on their new designs. We used to use the same testing house for our automotive components and saw their stuff there a few times.

carbonfodder
carbonfodder
1 month ago
Reply to  Bumscag

Thanks. I had no idea that Lynskey got their ti from India, and I absolutely agree that they are a production house where you get what you get from stock models with little to no real customization options. (I question that most people need custom – but that is a digression for another day.)
Otherwise, we seem aligned that $8K(+) for a frameset has significant margin. I guess it comes down to ‘the market decides the price’ and I can’t comment on anyone else’s determination of value.

Rim Brake enjoyer
Rim Brake enjoyer
1 month ago

Cool looking bikes

Jason DW
Jason DW
1 month ago

Too pretty to ride, almost.

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