Simply over a 12 months in the past, No22 Bikes unveiled the primary model of their smooth Reactor Aero highway bike at MADE 2024. Quick ahead to a 12 months later, and No22 was again at MADE with Reactor Aero V2 – a motorcycle that’s a lot nearer to manufacturing.
No22 has been busy up to now 12 months, giving the bike a whole overhaul earlier than it ever noticed the primary run of manufacturing. A lot of this was to handle the newest UCI pointers for the aerodynamic kind which features a new seat tube and customized titanium seatpost.
Probably the most notable change is probably going the bar/stem combo, which isn’t solely impressively smooth, however a factor of magnificence inside and outside. Whereas the bar/stem meeting seems like one piece, the handlebar is definitely bolted to the stem internally which permits the rider to take away the bar for delivery. The within of the stem additionally homes intelligent ports to handle inside cable routing, whereas additionally accounting for headset preload and locking the stem in place, all hidden beneath the clamshell cowl and secured in place with a bolt beneath.
The result’s a stunningly futuristic entrance finish, and one of many best-looking built-in stems we’ve seen.
Whereas the V1 Reactor Aero was printed in a single piece, No22 labored with RAM3D out of New Zealand to refine their manufacturing course of for V2 with a process that entails printing the body in 12 totally different components, that are then welded collectively on the No22 facility in New York.
No22 hopes to finalize manufacturing within the subsequent 12 months as quickly as they validate the aerodynamic design of the body, end structural and trip testing, and finalize the manufacturing of all of the ti and carbon parts. Pricing for the manufacturing run remains to be not finalized, however count on a frameset (body, fork, and headset) to run someplace between $10,000-$15,000. Every bike is constructed to order, and you may safe your house consistent with a non-refundable $1,000 deposit that will likely be credited in the direction of the ultimate worth.
