There are plenty of good titanium road bikes. The Pantera was built to do something a little different. It combines the qualities people come to titanium for — a smooth ride, durability and a timeless finish — with the feel and geometry of a modern road bike.

Then there is the seat mast. It is a defining part of the Pantera, both visually and in the way the bike rides. Add 35c tyre clearance, hidden fender mounts and a build designed around modern components, and you have a titanium road bike made for riding, not simply admiring.

The Pantera is our idea of what a modern titanium road bike should be: timeless, capable and ready for years of riding.

Titanium makes sense when you want a bike you can live with for a long time. It has a naturally smooth ride and excellent durability, while resisting corrosion without needing a heavy painted finish. The Pantera uses Grade 9 3AL-2.5V titanium, with butted tubes and a brushed finish.

But the reason to choose titanium is not simply a list of material properties. It is how the bike feels. The Pantera absorbs the road without feeling soft and responds without becoming harsh — the kind of ride that makes sense after four hours as much as it does when you first set off.

The Pantera is a road bike for people who ride all year. Think club rides, long weekends, winter training, the ride into town and the roads you take simply because you have another hour to spare.

It was shaped by the reality of British riding: cold mornings, wet roads, changing weather and plenty of time in the saddle. That is why we built in hidden fender mounts and clearance for tyres up to 35c. It is a performance-minded road bike, but it does not ask you to treat every ride like a race.

This is where the Pantera sits in its own space. The geometry has an aggressive road-bike character, but the high stack and considered frame design make it comfortable over long distances. The result is a bike that feels agile and responsive without becoming demanding.

You can push it on a fast group ride and still want to take it out again on Sunday. For us, that balance matters more than fitting the bike into a simple race or endurance category.

Yes. Long hours in the saddle were part of the thinking from the beginning. The combination of titanium, the high-stack geometry, generous tyre clearance and composed handling is designed to keep the bike feeling comfortable and predictable as the miles build.

It is not a bike designed only for the first hour of a ride. The Pantera is meant to still feel good when the road keeps going.

The Pantera has clearance for tyres up to 700 × 35c. That gives you plenty of room to choose your setup depending on where and when you ride — run faster road tyres when the roads are good, or go wider when comfort and confidence matter more.

The extra clearance is particularly useful through winter, when roads are often wet, rough and unpredictable.

Yes. The Pantera has hidden fender mounts built directly into the frame. That was deliberate — we wanted to make a titanium road bike that could be ridden through the British winter without compromising the clean lines of the frame.

The result is a bike that looks at home on a dry summer road and is just as ready for a cold, wet morning in the city.

The Pantera brings together a few things you do not normally find in one titanium road bike. It is Gloria's first road bike, built from years of experience making drop-bar bikes. It combines classic round titanium tubing with modern components, an aggressive road geometry with a high stack, 35c tyre clearance and integrated fender mounts.

And then there is the seat mast. It is a small-looking detail that changes the character of the whole bike, giving the Pantera a distinctive silhouette and a direct connection between the rider and the frame. The result is a bike that feels familiar, but does not look like everything else.

Yes. Every Pantera is built to order. Current groupset options include SRAM Force, SRAM Red and Shimano Dura-Ace, with different wheels, cockpit components and finishing choices available depending on your build. If you want something more specific, Gloria can also source and fit specialist parts.

The bike shown in the photographs is a display build, so the final specification can vary. That is part of the point: The Pantera is designed to be as individual as the person riding it.

That is the idea. Titanium is an exceptionally durable frame material, and The Pantera is built around the belief that a great bike should become part of your life rather than be replaced every few years.

The frame comes with a lifetime frame warranty, and the combination of titanium, modern components and a timeless design is intended to keep the bike relevant for a very long time. The Pantera should look good now. More importantly, it should still feel like the right bike years from now.