Wittson Custom Ti Cycles

Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
Private
Founded 1994
Founder Vidmantas Zukauskas
Headquarters Klaipeda, Lithuania
Products Titanium bicycle frames and forks
Website wittson.com

Wittson Cycles is a Northern European handmade bicycle manufacturer located in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Wittson works exclusively with titanium and sources the European Grade 9 tubes from Baltic neighbor Sweden and the VSMPO Titan Scandinavia corporation, which also supplies aerospace luminaries Boeing and Airbus. Wittson uses 3/2.5 Ti for their frame production, and 6/4 Ti, which has greater tensile strength but is much harder to weld, for dropouts and bottom bracket shells, along with smaller bits such as brake cable stops.[1]

History

Wittson Custom Ti Cycles was founded by a famous Lithuanian pro cyclist and the coach of first, independent Lithuanian National Cycling Team Vidmantas Zukauskas. In the mid 90s Vidmantas has combined his cycling and coaching experience to start building titanium bicycle frames for such companies as Colnago, Van Tuyl, Argon18, Red Bull and many others. Later on his son Mindaugas joined him and so the name Wittson was born.[2]

Vidmantas as a pro cyclist

Vidmantas Zukauskas life at a glance - a pro cyclist, a coach and a master of titanium frame building.

Vidmantas was born in a small village in Lithuania. His family could never afford buying a sports bicycle for him, but Vidmantas pursued his dream and signed up for a Cycling Sport School. This day has changed his life forever as he became addicted to cycling and to this day his whole life centers around bicycles.

Vidmantas most notable achievements as a pro cyclist:

1977 - 1st National Road Race Championships

1977 - 3rd Overall Tour of Lithuania

1979 - 3rd Overall Tour of Lithuania

1980 - 2nd Overall Tour of Lithuania[3]

Collection

Wittson Suppresio captured in front of Olympic Velodrome, London

Road Race Suppresio

Weight: 1580g (size M / seat tube uncut)

Material: grade 9 ti

Specifications:

Compatible with: PressFit 30 bottom bracket, 31.8mm clamp band front derailleur[4]

Wittson Bestia captured on the coast of Baltic Sea

Cross Country Bestia

Weight: 1870g (size M / seattube uncut)

Material: grade 9 ti

Specifications:

Compatible with: PressFit 30 bottom bracket, 34.9mm clamp band front derailleur, max 27.5/29x2.25 tyre[5]

Wittson Nulla captured on the coast of Baltic Sea

29er Fork Nulla

Specifications:

Cyclocross Disc Fork Ele

Cyclocross Disc Fork Ele

Awards and Nominations

The award winning Custom CX 001 by Wittson Custom Ti Cycles

In 2014 Wittson won The National Lithuanian Design Award for its Custom CX 001 bicycle. The award was handed in to Vidmantas and Mindaugas Zukauskas by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania.[8]

Wittson Custom CX 001 Specifications:

References

  1. ↑ "Wittson Custom Ti Cycles: From father and son to you". www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Wittson Custom Ti Cycles: From father and son to you". www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Wittson Cycless Vidmantas Zukauskas".
  4. ↑ "Behance". www.behance.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Lithuanian Lightness: Wittson Bestia 29er | Cycle EXIF". Cycle EXIF. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Wittson’s first stock product is a lovely Ti fork". Singletrack Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  7. ↑ Benson, Cory (2015-10-23). "Wittson Cycles introduces Ti Ele Cross fork with Lifetime Warranty, plus a 29+ option". Bikerumor. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Wittson Custom CX 001 titanium bicycle frame - Geras dizainas". www.dizainoprizas.lt. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Latest projects | Wittson | Custom Titanium Cycles". wittson.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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