After roughly 1,200 km on a Nua Kensho, the rider reflects on fit, handling, climbing performance, and the behaviour of the Pinion C1.12 Smart.Shift gearbox, with comparisons to other internally geared systems and notes on maintenance.

Rafael puts his Nua Silice Pinion titanium gravel bike to the test on a 1,300 km journey from Grenoble to the Stelvio Pass. Versatile on mixed surfaces and fully capable for bike touring, the Silice proves that a gravel bike can do it all—long rides, daily commuting, and multi-day adventures.

Casey’s Nua Terra Pinion is a custom all-terrain titanium bike built for adventure cycling, bikepacking, and long-distance touring. Equipped with a Pinion P1.18 gearbox, 27.5+ tyres, and integrated front and rear racks, Terra handles mixed terrain — dirt, sand, pavement, and mud — with stability, comfort, and confidence. From workshop build to the Alabama Hills, this bike demonstrates the versatility and performance of a purpose-built touring and all-terrain machine.

At Nua Bikes, we’ve integrated Pinion Smart.Shift across dozens of titanium builds and have been impressed with its real-world performance. Riders benefit from precise, consistent, and low-maintenance shifting, combined with the versatility of our frame designs. Smart.Shift introduces the ability to shift under load, a feature that complements the already robust mechanical Pinion gearbox. This means riders can shift gears even while climbing or sprinting without reducing peda

Some bikes just stay with you. Ricardo’s Nua Roure is one of them - a build that captured attention the moment it left our workshop and remains one of our all-time favourites. ⁠ With its bold red highlights and custom Nua Volare foldable front rack, this Roure is as functional as it is beautiful — a perfect balance between rugged adventure capability and refined titanium craftsmanship. ⁠ Every detail tells a story: the precision of the Pinion P1.18 gearbox, the silent efficie

Follow a real rider’s long-term journey with the Nua Roure Pinion, tested across demanding bikepacking routes and everyday adventures. This customer-driven review dives into durability, comfort, gearbox performance, and the realities of living with a titanium touring bike over thousands of kilometers - sharing honest insights, lessons learned, and how the bike evolves through real-world use and challenging conditions.

ohloff hubs, Pinion gearboxes, or classic derailleurs—which system truly fits your riding? In this deep dive, we compare real Nua Bikes builds to traditional drivetrain setups, breaking down gear range, shifting feel, durability, and maintenance in the real world. Whether you ride gravel, tour long distances, or chase steep climbs, discover how each system changes the ride experience and what matters most when choosing your next custom titanium bike. Built on real-world testi

We share photos from Eurobike show. Nua Bikes was presenting two models at the show - Nua Roure Pinion Smart.Shift an adventure bikepacking bike and Nua Silice Rohloff gravel bike with SON integrated lighting sysem

Here we announce that Nua Bikes will be attending Eurobike 2025 show. Nua Bikes will be bringing two models to the show - Nua Roure Pinion Smart.Shift and Nua Silice Rohloff. We share sneak peak photos from the build process.

We share customer's long term feedback about his Nua Roure Pinion bicycle. The customer shares his insights about the ordering process, the bikes performance, review of the Pinion gearbox and more.

From time to time, a Nua bike owner takes the time to write us a detailed and in-depth feedback, which we always greatly appreciate. In this case, Samuel details his experience with his Nua Roure Pinion, equipped with a Volare foldable rack. Perhaps the perfect ATB (All Terrain Bike)? Without further ado, we leave you with his unfiltered opinion: Nua Roure Pinion “REVIEW: Nua Roure Pinion trekking bike, Volare front rack, Toroloco handlebar Short version: very good; solid; hi

Sílice Pinion with Lefty Ocho carbon fork Today we introduce you a very curious special project that we had the pleasure to build a few months ago. Christoph configured a Nua Sílice Pinion with our online bike builder, but left a surprising message in the comments space: "Can you change the standard fork for a Cannondale Lefty Ocho Carbon Fork, please?" . For the few of you who do not know this famous fork, a myth for its extreme smoothness and its radical appearance since it

We are super happy to introduce our new model, the Nua Drac. Our first hardtail. Due to geometry we can classify it as a Trail or All Mountain. After quite a bit of development time, we are very satisfied with the final result. With a modern “long and slack” geometry (what else these days!), it is a bullet going down, but it is also a good roller and climbs very well. And we have equipped it with enough mounting holes to make it more versatile and an option for Bikepacking! N

Jon is an experienced touring guy. His old and well used Carradice side panniers are proof of this. By the way, what do you think of the custom lowriders racks we built especially for them? Another old school detail are the pedals toe clips and straps he still likes to use. Or the fact that he came to pick up the bike and returned home (in England) riding it, is another sign that this man devours more kilometers than energy bars. We leave you with some images of his fully equ

Ordering a custom bike has certain advantages. One of them is that you can have the bike you want or need, even if it doesn't exist in the mass-produced bike market. We present you an example with this Nua that we built for Florian. Sílice Pinion Bike Let's imagine that you want a racer bike, with a fairly stretched riding position, very low handlebars, road geometry, and an aesthetic to match, with dropped seat stays and an almost horizontal top tube. At the moment you have

This is a Roure #Pinion we built for William, from Canada, our oldest customer so far. Nua Roure Pinion He had the need of a super upright position (the most we have done so far), so we managed to do it . That is the magic of #custombikes... Nua Roure Pinion Take a look at such a long #headtube! Nua Roure Pinion Some of the best #bicyclecomponents, as always: #BrooksCambium C17 All weather saddle #ChrisKing i7 Tapered headset #Ergon GP3 130/100mm grips #Thomson X4 stem Nua Ti

We built this bike for Pascal, and we like it a lot, because of the combination of the racing feeling that the Kensho model itself offers as one of its main characteristics, and the classic/vintage aesthetics that the customer chose. Brown leather + titanium. What else? It reminds us of a vintage sports car. NUA KENSHO PINION NUA KENSHO PINION A small selection of this Kensho's coolest photos: Brooks Swallow leather saddle There is not much to say when the pictures say it a

Jason wrote to us from Sydney, looking for a new commuter bike for his daily rides. After some years with a Specialized Sirrus Carbon, super modified and super light, he thought it was time to search for something more comfortable. As you know, correctly designed titanium frame is the summum of comfort. Add a tailored geometry and fit, and you got a hard bike to match in that way. Nua Ti-Pinion TypeB Our new Toro Loco handlebar was designed for your bikepacking adventures, bu

Rachelle and Grant are an Australian couple with a non conventional lifestyle. They decided to combine their profession (teaching) with their passion for traveling and discovering new cultures, so every year, they look for a different place to work. After spending five years teaching in Malaysia, and having six free months before their next job in Cambodia, they decided to use that time to discover Europe. And what better way of doing this than traveling by bicycle?? With tha

Sometimes a customer appears and pushes us to raise the bar for our creations. This is Robert’s, from the UK, case. About to retire and change his house for a motorhome and see the world, he needed to complement the pack with a good bicycle to cycle touring around the places he visited, and his carbon road bike was not the right instrument, so he decided to order a proper bike from us. Until then everything was normal, but we soon saw how his wishes went beyond our “standard”