Pilen GTV

Exclusive Classic Vintage Steel Touring Bicycle

Pilen GTV is our most exclusive classic vintage bicycle with 11 gears and a lively cromoly steel frame. The GTV is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes fore and aft and 11 gears Shimano SLX or Shimano Alfine 11.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Durablue. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Gents Black RAL 9005. Brooks B17 Honey.

Exclusive Touring Bicycle

Pilen GTV – our new top model – built to be a stylish and exclusive classic bicycle features a new more sophisticated and lighter frame. The GTV (Grand Tourer Vertical) is an extraordinarily dashing and enjoyable Swedish-built touring and city bike that will turn heads. Daily cruises or work commuting will be a stylish and fast-paced pleasure. The bike is solidly built, lively yet reliable and beautiful to behold. And you can customise it to your hearts desire: a Pilen GTV Special.

In every detail

Pilen GTV features front and rear Shimano hydraulic disc brakes and 11 derailleur or 11 hubbed gears. The new GTV frame is built with double-butted tubing in chrome-moly steel and heat-treated after welding for added strength and resilience. The GTV has rear vertical dropouts (hence its name GTV: Grand Tourer Vertical) which is required for disc brakes. The frame fittings and mounts for derailleur, bottle and wiring are brazed. The strong Pilen wheels are built with extra strong stainless spokes, stainless eyelets, double walled rims and Schwalbe Marathon Racer.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Duragreen. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Durablack. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Durablue. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Durablue. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Gents Black RAL 9005. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Black RAL 9005. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Durablue. Battery headlight AXA Scope.

: Pilen GTV Gents Black RAL 9005. Brooks B17 Black.

: Pilen GTV Ladies Green RAL 6005. Brooks B17 Honey.

: Pilen GTV Gents RAL 1015 Creme. Brooks B17 Honey. 11 gears. Standard equipment.

: Pilen GTV RAL 9005 Black. Brooks B17 Honey. 11 gears. Standard equipment.

: Shimano Alfine 11.

: Crane Bells Suzu alu.

: Disc brake hydraulic Shimano SLX Deore.

: Pedals Marwi with high quality bearings.

: Shimano SLX derailleur and cassette 10.

: Shimano Cassette Sprocket 10. Shimano SLX Deore hydraulic disc brake.

Pilen GTV features

Comfort

You enjoy riding in a forward driving position at a good pace

Loadability

You can bring your suitcase and the some

Friskiness

You like a fast ride and travelling in style

Price level

A Swedish built bicycle with grand components is worth it

Gear options

The Pilen GTV comes in two main variants with regard to rear hub and gear solution. The luxurious and maintenance-free Shimano Alfine 11 built-in gears. And the more racing inspired Shimano SLX 10 gears with derailleur. Both models have hydraulic disc brakes front and at the rear.

Well-equipped out of the box

More quality standard equipment

All Pilen GTV bicycles are equipped and delivered with stainless fenders, a sleek yet strong alloy carrier, approved lightning and an Abus quality rear wheel immobiliser lock.

Customise a GTV and get a GTV Special

A good bike should make enjoy every ride, feel proud of and have a good relationship with – aesthetically, technically and economically. That’s why Pilen embraces the customers’ creativity. The customer gets his personal Pilen to enjoy and Pilen gets to sell more beautiful Pilen bikes.

GTV Special is a customised GTV where you have selected paint job and parts to your own liking. Single colour bicycles with white or brown tyres are popular. You kan choose:

Single coloured bike or a custom composition with fenders in any standard Pilen colour.
Red power painted rims.
Nitto stems and handlebars.
Shimano SPD-M234 pedals.
Brown or Creme tyres.
Schwalbe Kojak tyres.
Leather saddle Brooks B17 Special or Selle Montegrappa saddle in faux leather.
Exclusive bells from Japanese Crane Bells.

You must order a GTV Special though your Pilen retailer. Some delivery time might apply.

Why ride a Pilen?

The first and foremost argument is no doubt that you get a lot of bike for the buck. The Pilen only has but a few employees, and everyone in the company is able to build a bicycle with quality in the smallest detail. The bicycles are built at a lean production line that the Pilen folks built entirely on their own – a line that is subject to constant improvement.

You can choose the equipment level on all models. If you want a bike with just the bare necessities or spend a little extra, you have the chance to compose your own personal bike. Compare the Pilen’s driving experience and the equipment level with other bicycle brands. The bike feels neater and more lively.

More delightful details

What makes a Pilen GTV a rare and beautiful breed?

Exclusive frame with steep angles built with tubes in chromium-molybdenum steel grade 4130. A more expensive and more resilient steel grade that after welding is heat-treated to restore the metal’s strongest crystalline structure and making the weld joints become one with the frame. The frame is light, strong and more flexible with increased driving experience. The frame is welded with TIG welding. A slow hard welding technique that produces strong thin joints. The frame details are brazed with brass band. True craftsmanship is beautiful and provides the best driving skills.
The frame’s top tube is double butted with dimensions 0.9 mm – 0.6 – 0.9 mm.
Elegant fork with cast steel crown. Fork legs in chrome molybdenum steel 4130. Fork legs are brazed to the cast fork. Very precise and responsive.
Hydraulic disc brakes Shimano SLX Deore front and rear. Effective braking effect.
Headset Tange Levin Alloy 1500 in dural aluminium.
Crane Bell Suzu Alloy. Spring lever, polished bell house and nice tone.
Very strong wheels with double bottomed alloy rims, targeted spoke holes, eyelets and strong spokes in stainless steel. Rear wheel got butted spokes for extra strength.
Maintenance-free bottom bracket from Tange model LN-7922 with forged steel solid spindle, quality shielded bearings and light alloy body cups. Just lovely feeling and spin.
Stainless steel 18.8 mudguards, struts, carrier clamps and all nuts and bolts. Alloy seat post and stem.
Elegant carrier in alloy.
Genuine Brooks leather saddle in Black, Brown or Honey. Synthetic leather saddle as an option.
Brazed on mounts for bottle holders on both the down tube and seat tube. Perfect for touring.
Grips Herrmans Primergo cork.
Pedals Marwi SP-2150. One piece aluminium body. Cr-Mo steel axle. Bearing cartridge + bushing system. Weight: 314 gram/pair.

What is a Pilen GTV's standard equipment?

: Brooks B17 Leather Brown.

: Brooks B17 Leather Honey.

: Brooks B17 Leather Black.

: Montegrappa Canard Synthetic Leather Brown.

: Montegrappa Canard Synthetic Leather Honey.

: Montegrappa Canard Synthetic Leather Black.

Saddle Brooks B17 leather giving a slightly forward riding position. A sporty classic.
Optional is Montegrappa Canard in synthetic leather Black, Brown or Honey.
Mudguards stainless steel. Choose between black powder painted or matte polished clean.
Rotating chain guard front (not covering the chain).
Tyres black Schwalbe Marathon Racer Performance Line 622-40 with reflex sides.
Grips Herrmans Primergo Cork.
Crane Bell Suzu Alloy.
Stand Atran Moove Alloy.
ABUS Amparo 485 high security lock.
Approved lighting.
Handlebars Sport or Roadster.
Front hub with disc brake and hub dynamo. Alternatively hub with disc brake without dynamo and battery headlight.

Headset from Tange

: Tange Seiki Levin 1500

Pilen GTV comes standard with an exclusive headset in duralaluminium, quality aluminum alloy A7075-T6, from legendary Japanese Tange weighing only 121 grams. The control layer has high reliability, highly polished ball bearing courses in chrome molybdenum steel, weather-proof, has drilled non-structural areas for reduced weight, is approved by NJS – (Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai) Japan Bicycle Promotion Association – and above all, has a feeling that is hard to describe but very easy to appreciate. It makes you happy. It is manufactured in Japan.

Grips Herrmans Primergo “Shark fins”

: Herrmans Primergo Cork and black environmental friendly TPE (Kraton).

In the factory we call them shark fins. Some people think they look funny. Others that are spectacularly beautiful. In Primerogo’s case form follows function. And they clearly have character. We think they’re great. The grips, the saddle and the pedals are the interface points between rider and bicycle and is critical to get a comfortable driving position. The broad shape of the grips’ outer relieves the pressure you put on you wrist and palm. This is especially important when you have a forward-leaning riding position. The larger surface area provides less pressure. Viewed from the side, the Primergo grips outer ends are teardrop-shaped, the round part of the droplet facing forward. The ecological cork makes them non-slip and cool in summer. Those who do not want Primergo handles can choose freely from the other handles that are available. But we whole-heartedly recommend them.

Crane Bell Suzu Alloy

: Crane Bell Suzu Alloy bell, brass nut and alloy lever.

Pilen GTV is blessed with Japanese quality bell from the Rolls Royce of bell makers: Crane Bells. This model called Suzu, has spring-loaded striker arm, polished alloy bell and a beautilful tone. Never before has signalling for going out in the fast lane been such a pleasure.

Prices Pilen GTV

Pilen GTV model	Saddle	Price
Edited 2018-12-06 Louise
Deore 10, hydr. disc brakes	Brooks B17 leather	11995
Deore 10, hydr. disc brakes, navdynamo	Brooks B17 leather	12495
Alfine 11, hydr. disc brakes	Brooks B17 leather	14595
Alfine 11, hydr. disc brakes, hub dynamoo	Brooks B17 leather	15095
Deore 10, hydr. disc brakes	Montegrappa Canard faux leather	11295
Deore 10, hydr. disc brakes, hub dynamoo	Montegrappa Canard faux leather	11795
Alfine 11, hydr. disc brakes	Montegrappa Canard faux leather	13895
Alfine 11, hydr. disc brakes, hub dynamoo	Montegrappa Canard faux leather	14395

All prices are recommended retailer prices and shipping and handling fees might apply.

Technical Specification Pilen GTV

Component	Information
Edited 2018-12-10 Magnus
Colors	Pilen GTV comes in Black RAL 9005, Red RAL 3004, Green RAL 6005 (lady), Creme RAL 1015 (lady), Durablack, Durablue and Duragreen. With silver Pilen badge.
Frame	TIG-welded frame in chromium-molybdenum steel grade 4130 in all tubes for optimum elasticity, comfort and durability. Double butting in top and down tube. Brazed-on details. Vertical dropouts for disc brakes.
Fork	Chrome-molybdenum SAE 4130 cast fork crown and brazed fork legs.
Mudguards	Stainless steel. Choose between black powder painted or matte polished unpainted.
Front hub w/o dynamo	Shimano Deore
Front hub with dynamo	Shimano DH-3D37-QR
Brakes	Hydraulic disc brake Shimano SLX silver front and rear.
Pedals	Marwi
Bottom Bracket and Crankset	Maintenance-free bottom bracket from Tange model LN-7922 with forged steel solid spindle, quality shielded bearings and light alloy body cups. Alloy Crankset.
Headset	Tange Levin 1500 Alloy. Duraluminium. Heat-treated Cr-Mo ball races. Super Stone Polish on every ball races. Drilled non-structual areas for reduced weight. Fully Sealed Mechanism. Dural aluminium grade A7075-T6. Weight 121 grams.
Stem	Humpert pointing down, 60, 80, 100 or up 80.
Handlebars	Humpert roadster or sport.
Grips	Herrmans Primergo DD14
Bell	Crane Bells Suzu Alloy
Tyres	Marathon Racer Performance Line 35-622. With puncture protection. Max inflate 6,5 bar.
Rims	28 inches (19-622) double bottomed aluminium rims, targeted spoke holes, eyelets and strong spokes in stainless steel. Choose between Black or silver anodized aluminium.
Spokes	Sapim Stainless steel 2 mm. Butted in the rear wheel.
Carrier	Slender and strong aluminium alloy carrier.
Lock	ABUS Shield 565 with safetylevel 9.
Saddle	Brooks B17 in real leather. Comes in Black, Brown or Honey. Alternatively saddle Selle Montegrappa Canard in synthetic.
Headlight alt 1	Spanninga Brio with LED bulb 15 Lux. Requires dynamo.
Headlight alt 2	Axa Basta Microscope. Battery light.
Rear light	Vena from Spanninga with on/off function.
Reflexes	Reflex sides in tyres and in lights.

Weights

Model GTV	Saddle Brooks B17	Saddle S M Corsa
Updated 2020-03-11 Louise
SLX 11 Gears	14.2 kg	14 kg
SLX 11 Gears and Hub dynamo	14.6 kg	14.4 kg
Alfine 11 Gears	15.9 kg	15.7 kg
Alfine 11 Gearsr and Hub dynamo	16.3 kg	16.1 kg
Weight including battery light, lock, mudguards and package holder.