Firefly Bicycles Ti Anodized Seatposts

Firefly Bicycles was introduced to the world back in February of this year and they’ve already cranked out some 30+ ti and stainless steel framesets—some of the finest you’ve ever seen in fact. Located in Boston MA, owners and fabricators Tyler and Jaime recently introduced their titanium seatposts, available in custom offsets anywhere between 3 mm and 20 mm and lengths up to 380 mm. The design uses an ENVE Composites clamp to keep the saddle in place, and features a rather striking selective polishing and bead blasting finish, along with multicolored selective anodization. The anodization process seen on these posts may look new to most people but has in fact been around for some time (Fat City and One Off Titanium amongst others did it in the early-mid 1990′s) but has more or less been forgotten about over the years. I’ve seen a lot of bikes in my travels, and can’t say I remember any examples of this first hand. It’s a fairly simple process with a light touch, manipulating the voltage of the anodization machine to cause slightly different thicknesses of titanium oxide to form on the surface in turn refracting light into different colored finishes. Such spare no expense craftsmanship and finish quality comes at a price—expect to pay $300 for one of these seatposts if you want one on your bike. Certainly not for your average commuter or city bike, but quite interesting tech nonetheless. I’d expect to see tons of this at upcoming custom bike shows, I doubt it will remain in obscurity for much longer.