Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Fifty Plus (50+)
Reload this Page >

My Ti frame triple broke at a weld

Notices
Fifty Plus (50+) Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

My Ti frame triple broke at a weld

Old 09-04-07, 08:38 AM
  #1  
tsl
Plays in traffic
Thread Starter
 
tsl's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 6,971

Bikes: 1996 Litespeed Classic, 2006 Trek Portland, 2013 Ribble Winter/Audax, 2016 Giant Talon 4

Mentioned: 21 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 76 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 14 Times in 9 Posts
My Ti frame triple broke at a weld

Fortunately, I can limp along with my steel-is-real bi-focals and my plastic fantastic single-vision sunnys.

Optician says I only need a top frame, about half the price of a full frame. And the new top frame should be in by Friday.
tsl is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 09:19 AM
  #2  
His Brain is Gone!
 
Tom Bombadil's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979

Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
And people say we don't need a moderator!
__________________
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour

There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
Tom Bombadil is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 09:24 AM
  #3  
Boomer
 
maddmaxx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 7,214

Bikes: Diamondback Clarity II frame homebuilt.

Mentioned: 106 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 16098 Post(s)
Liked 1,457 Times in 1,064 Posts
If their trifocals, then the title is 100% accurate.
maddmaxx is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 09:29 AM
  #4  
Banned.
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Posts: 13

Bikes: Hetchins, Medici, Colnago, Strawberry

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Ti frame breakage

Has ti welding has it problems. such has not welding with Oxigen present while welding Ti can and does break. And no oxigen inside tube either
Charles
cnighbor is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 09:34 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
howsteepisit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Eugene, OR
Posts: 4,335

Bikes: Canyon Endurace SLX 8Di2

Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 509 Post(s)
Liked 30 Times in 14 Posts
Not Bad, Not bad at All!
howsteepisit is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 12:24 PM
  #6  
Bikin' and Hikin'
 
RockyTopBiker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Greeneville Tennessee
Posts: 248

Bikes: Lemond Reno, Diamondback Topanga Mountain Bike

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by tsl
Fortunately, I can limp along with my steel-is-real bi-focals and my plastic fantastic single-vision sunnys.

Optician says I only need a top frame, about half the price of a full frame. And the new top frame should be in by Friday.
Saturday, I was hiking with a friend who was using Leki Titanium Trekking poles. On a steep, downhill grade, one of the poles snapped right in the middle and he was lucky not to have been hurt. They have a lifetime guarantee, but still.....
RockyTopBiker is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 01:37 PM
  #7  
feros ferio
 
John E's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Posts: 21,746

Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Mentioned: 44 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1380 Post(s)
Liked 1,279 Times in 815 Posts
Originally Posted by RockyTopBiker
Saturday, I was hiking with a friend who was using Leki Titanium Trekking poles. On a steep, downhill grade, one of the poles snapped right in the middle and he was lucky not to have been hurt. They have a lifetime guarantee, but still.....
With lifetime guarantees, one must always ask, "whose lifetime?"
__________________
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
John E is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 02:41 PM
  #8  
Happy Rider
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 749

Bikes: Gold Rush, Moots compact, Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
My Ti driver cracked.

Must have been the tremendous swing speed that I generate at 60+.
card is offline  
Old 09-04-07, 04:41 PM
  #9  
tsl
Plays in traffic
Thread Starter
 
tsl's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 6,971

Bikes: 1996 Litespeed Classic, 2006 Trek Portland, 2013 Ribble Winter/Audax, 2016 Giant Talon 4

Mentioned: 21 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 76 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 14 Times in 9 Posts
Originally Posted by maddmaxx
If their trifocals, then the title is 100% accurate.
They are.
tsl is offline  
Old 09-05-07, 08:47 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
Old School's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 1,181

Bikes: Trek 5500 OCLV, Trek Fuel EX 9

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
And I was concerned about so-called "catastrophic failure" with my OCLV carbon frame -- looks like Ti is the material we should all be worried about!
Old School is offline  
Old 09-05-07, 08:53 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
 
Old School's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 1,181

Bikes: Trek 5500 OCLV, Trek Fuel EX 9

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
And people say we don't need a moderator!
Moderator, we don't need no stinkin' moderator!!

(with apologies to fans of a classic film, "Treasure of the Sierra Madre")
Old School is offline  
Old 09-06-07, 10:35 AM
  #12  
"Big old guy"
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 240

Bikes: Trure North Touring, Cannondale Killer V

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
On a serious note if you have not tried Titanium framed glasses you should. I am very hard on frames (I don't wear them all the time so you know what happens) and I have had my Titanium frames for over 3 years, a record. If I bend them (hard to do) I just bend them back.
hoss10 is offline  
Old 09-06-07, 11:12 AM
  #13  
Hanging On
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 872
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
My Ti glasses frame snapped at the bridge the day before I was scheduled to leave for vacation. My prescription was too old to get anyone to fill it. I had to finagle an appointment to get my vision checked and get a set of glasses, all in one day. It is doable but not fun.

The reason I got the Ti frames last time was because they showed me how flexible they were and how they would not break like steel ones. Ha. Well, they did last 5 years so I can't really complain but they broke where there is no way to fix them - in the middle of the bridge. It's just a single thin piece of metal there and there is no glue surface to speak of.


-soma5
soma5 is offline  
Old 09-06-07, 11:41 AM
  #14  
Old Enough to Know Better
 
WalterMitty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: OK
Posts: 415
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Old School
Moderator, we don't need no stinkin' moderator!!

(with apologies to fans of a classic film, "Treasure of the Sierra Madre")

Or "The Blues Brothers" as the case may be... B)
WalterMitty is offline  
Old 09-06-07, 01:52 PM
  #15  
Senior Member
 
1955's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 3,563

Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Pro & Iron Horse Mavrick 5.5

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by cnighbor
Has ti welding has it problems. such has not welding with Oxigen present while welding Ti can and does break. And no oxigen inside tube either
Charles
No welding, Ti or other, can be done (properly) with oxygen present.
__________________
Ralph (not Ralphie) on a Roubaix in
Huntington Beach, CA
& Iron Horse Maverick 5.5
1955 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.