Originally Posted by
ClarkinHawaii
Hey guys, looking at maybe buying a custom Ti frame with long headtube to support my high handlebars.
We're talking about a 20cm headtube on a 52cm effective top tube frame, sloping top tube. Got a face only a mother could love.
I'm hoping it looks better dressed than it does naked.
Surely I'm not the first old fart that needs a frame like this. If anybody has some dressed photos of similar, I sure would like to see. Thanks.
Salsa Fargo?
as for the structural deal, the bending stresses on the steertube are concentrated at the bottom but those on the frame are significant on both the dt/ht and tt/ht junctions. you almost never see a rippled downtube where the toptube isn't also damaged. additionally the steertube is often made of thicker stuff than the headtube. On most of the frames I see with a lot of HT extension those headtubes are made from 1.5mm thick steel or the extension is part of the thick steel lug.