Our 4130 chromoly steel frame is hand-welded and hand-painted right here in Santa Barbara. Responsive, durable, and with that unmistakable ride feel — steel is forever. Offered as frameset or complete build.
Straight-gauge titanium tubing, TIG-welded to aerospace precision. At 56% the weight of steel with superior fatigue resistance, Podium is the frame you ride for decades. Available in Polished Ti or blacked-out finish.
4130 chromoly steel has a Young’s modulus of ~30 million psi, giving it that legendary compliance you feel on rough trails. It’s heavier than titanium — and that’s okay. Steel is the soul of handbuilt cycling.
Why We Love SteelTitanium’s Young’s modulus is half of steel (~15 million psi), with 20–30% elongation before failure. It’s 56% the weight, won’t corrode, and only gets better with age. A Podium frame is the last frame you’ll ever need to buy.
Why We Choose Titanium
Choose your frame material — steel or titanium — then work with our team to select from dozens of hand-mixed paint schemes, component builds, and geometry tweaks. No two Stinner Customs are the same.