Jahanzaib Lynskey’s R265 titanium frame features traditional Lynskey style and performance: made with the same passion and expertise as you expect from Lynskey, with thirty years of handmade titanium frame experience poured into this comfortable and lightweight road frame. Engineered with a moderately relaxed geometry for all-day comfort, this titanium is perfect for endurance rides or a simple cruise to enjoy the great outdoors.
Handmade Titanium Frame:
Light, comfortable, and responsive, the R265 packs a lot of performance into this titanium frame. With a simple round tubeset made from 3AL/2.5V titanium, which has been triple butted to save weight, this titanium frame provides precise handling and is laterally stiff. Featuring a longer headtube and shorter top tube, the R265’s titanium frame puts comfort at a premium.
Complete this bike with your finishing kit of choice and revel upon the comfort, performance, and longevity of a titanium frame.
Features:
- Material: 3AL/2.5V Titanium (Frame); Aluminium (Hanger)
- Classic finish
- Slightly relaxed geometry – more upright riding position for comfort
- Lightweight
- Oversize chainstays for 28c tyre clearance
- Bosses for two water bottle cages
- Bottom Bracket: 68mm Threaded
- Brake Type: Calliper
- Dropouts: Wright style with replaceable aluminium hanger
- Headtube Design: 1-1/8″ Straight steerer fork only; recommended Cane Creek 110 EC34
- Rear Spacing: 130mm with Thru-Axle
- Seatpost Diameter: 27.2mm
- Seat Tube Diameter (Front Derailleur Clamp Size): 34.9mm
- Wheels: 700c
- Maximum Tyre Width: 28c
Lynskey R265 Review:
When the R265 arrived I immediately unwrapped it from its packaging to inspect more closely. It was the beautiful classic Lynskey finish you would expect — the kind made you want to stroke it lovingly like a baby’s skin.
The R265 has a moderately relaxed geometry for all-day comfort, this titanium is perfect for endurance rides or a simple cruise to enjoy the great outdoors.
This made me even more excited for this bike test!
All that was left was to get out and ride it. I chose Sunday morning as the perfect opportunity and in my mind had the perfect plan of attack for the day. The Lynskey R265 comfortably rode the hills and flats with ease.
This was going to be a down and back ride along the river with a few steep climbs — the kind of ride that I often do. I could not wait to give this Lynskey R265 a run-through. My first impression was that it was perfect!
I mean, a perfectly straight frame and almost as light as my Lynskey Cape Wrath, which is a high quality titanium bike. I also loved the beautiful stem crown and the race geometry that looked as if it were made for a top-class track rider.
It was overall more comfortable and agile than my Lynskey Cape Wrath. With its relaxed geometry I found it was perfect for longer hacks along the river. The Lynskey R265 is perfect for long rides.
I would estimate its weight at around 3.5kg. It felt great to ride with plenty of comfort to keep me riding for a long time — obviously up the climbs and the downhills, but I also through a true test.
I took it on a fairly long and reasonably steep climb and I was able to pick out details at the top — I was not cramping my breathing or feeling any strain on my thighs. At this point I knew I was going to enjoy this ride! The Lynskey R265 was great both on and off-road.
My route back saw a lot of off-road trails and paths which, surprisingly enough, I found the Lynskey R265 not only fun to ride but also more so stable than I had expected. Its titanium frame and carbon fibre fork gave it a solid feel.
I had my road bike proper shoes on and was clad in lycra and still was able to ride and handle this light road bike.
Lynskey R265 Review:
The Lynskey R265 is a surprisingly lightweight road bike and a decent long riding companion. Its comfort and performance make this road bike a very good long distance participant.
In particular, the Lynskey R265 looks magnificent in its retro black with cream details it’s a timeless look.
If you are looking for a good long distance or sportive type road bike that is also good enough for a bit of off-road, you might like to think about a bike like the Lynskey R265.
The Lynskey R265 has a moderately relaxed geometry for all-day comfort, this titanium is perfect for endurance rides or a simple cruise to enjoy the great outdoors.
Lynskey R265 Review:
My experience with the Lynskey R265 was great
The Lynskey R265 showed to be a light and comfortable road bike that gave a smooth road ride and handled well off-road.
The Lynskey R265 was very enjoyable to ride and I would happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys road riding and is not adverse to a bit of off-road. It’s a great bike to carry you on your travels.
After riding the Lynskey R265 on the trails and through the streets, I now want a Lynskey Cape Wrath.
Lynskey R265 Review:
The Lynskey R265 showed to be a light and comfortable road bike that gave a smooth road ride and handled well off-road.
The lynskey R265 was very enjoyable to ride and I would happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys road riding and is not adverse to a bit of off-road. It’s a great bike to carry you on your travels.
Lynskey R265 Review:
The Lynskey R265 is a surprisingly lightweight road bike and a decent long riding companion. Its comfort and performance make this road bike a very good long distance participant.
In particular, the Lynskey R265 looks magnificent in its retro black with cream details it’s a timeless look.
If you are looking for a good long distance or sportive type road bike that is also good enough for a bit of off-road, you might like to think about a bike like the Lynskey R265.
It is as fine as any road frame I’ve seen. I’m impressed by the high quality welds to say nothing of the beautiful finish through to the way many of the details point to handcrafting as opposed to CNC machining.”
