The Titus El Guapo is a departure in almost every sense for Titus. For starters, the name is far from the Racer X's and Moto's we expect from Titus. It instead taps the culture of their home state, Arizona, as does the new Titus headbadge bearing the Arizona star. While the name El Guapo is literally translated The Handsome One, which is certainly fitting, but we think the loose translation, The Man, is far more accurate. Why? El Guapo is a 7 pound, 6" travel, nimble, beast-of-a-bike whose climbing abilities, frankly, surprised us.

El Guapo's handsome aesthetic is derived from the aggressively hydroformed tubing creating sweeping curves and enhanced torsional stiffness. The tubeset is finished in a fitting Anodized Black or Bling Gold! powdercoat accented by a CNC-machined silver rocker designed to have the integrity of an I-beam. Here's where the departures for Titus become incredibly apparent -- El Guapo still uses a four-bar, Horst Link design like most Titus frames, but to accommodate the full six inches of travel and maintain the pedal platform, the forward-most pivot has moved about a third of the way up the downtube. And it's anchored by the ultra reliable, smooth-sailing Fox Float RP23 HV shock.

Forged and machined swingarm yokes provide rear swingarm stiffness for El Guapo, providing ample room for a 2.5 Kenda Nevegal all the while. Titus doesn't miss a detail, El Guapo uses sealed roller bearings in the forward pivots and bushings in the horst pivots to maintain high tolerances -- this helps provide El Guapo's smooth suspension stroke and incredible tracking.

The geometry of Titus El Guapo is optimized for a single crown 160mm travel front fork. It is available in Small, Medium and Large sizes in an Anodized Black or a Bling Gold! powdercoat finish. It is disc specific with a replaceable derailleur hanger. El Guapo requires a 30.9 mm seatpost and a 34.9mm traditional front derailleur.

2008 Titus El Guapo Pricing
	Frame	XTR 970	SRAM X.O	XT 770	SRAM X-9
El Guapo	$1995	4721	4127	4145	3956

2008 Titus El Guapo Geometry

Size	Seat Tube	Effective Top Tube	Stand Over	BB Height	Head Tube Angle	Seat Tube Angle	Head Tube Length	Chainstay
S	17.00	22.24	29.70	13.85	68	71.5	4.00	17.36
M	18.25	22.70	30.52	13.85	68	71.5	4.00	17.36
L	20.75	23.85	30.90	13.85	68	71.5	4.63	17.36
All lengths are measured in inches.