Built for Grit. Choose Your Platform.
Four titanium platforms. Four distinct ways to ride. From fast all-road gravel to oversized-tire adventure and full-suspension trail riding, choose the Blackwater that fits the terrain you call home.
One Material.
Different Missions.
Every Blackwater starts with titanium, but the similarities do not end there: serviceable standards, purposeful geometry, useful tire clearance and a focus on bikes that are meant to be ridden for years. The difference is where you want the bike to take you.
Splitfire
3 Notch
Coachwhip
Which Blackwater
Fits Your Ride?
These are starting points, not boxes. Blackwater builds can be tailored around your fit, terrain and component preferences.
| Platform | Bracken | Splitfire | 3 Notch | Coachwhip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best For | Fast gravel & all-road | Rough gravel & adventure | Fully custom drop-bar builds | Trail & XC riding |
| Personality | Quick & refined | Capable & versatile | Built around you | Technical & composed |
| Tire / Travel Focus | Up to 700 × 50mm | Up to 700 × 57mm / 29 × 2.25 | Configured to purpose | Full suspension |
| Frame Approach | 3D-printed titanium junctions | Elevated-chainstay titanium | Traditional custom titanium | Titanium full suspension |
| Start Here | Bracken → | Splitfire → | 3 Notch → | Coachwhip → |
Not Sure Which
One Fits?
Tell us where you ride, what you ride now and what you want your next bike to do better. We can help narrow the platform, geometry, finish and build around the riding that matters to you.