My Custom Titanium Bike
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My Custom Titanium Bike
- custom titanium frame and fork
- Shimano Alfine 8-speed rear hub
- Shimano XT front hub
- Shimano XT hydraulic disc brakes
- H Plus Son TB14 rims
- DT Swiss Spokes
- Vittoria Zaffiro Pro II tires (700x25c)
- Soma Sparrow handlebars
- Brooks Slender Grips red
- Thompson stem
- Chris King headset
- Thompson seatpost collar
- Thompson Masterpiece setback seatpost
- Brooks Limited Edition B15 Swallow red
- Gates Carbon Belt Drive (50T, 24T, 113T)
- FSA Gimondi crankset
- Phil Wood bottom bracket
- All-City Wallner pedals
- PDW The Bird bottle cage
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did you build the frame?
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That is beautiful.
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I see no stay splitters and don't see a dropout that splits to allow belt replacement. Perhaps my eyes aren't good today
Also the frame builder name would be nice to have. Andy.
Also the frame builder name would be nice to have. Andy.
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if he didn't built the frame, the thread is in the wrong place. That's why I asked
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that's pretty cool, can you give us any more details?
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It is a really cool bike, clean, and simple.
It is a really cool bike, clean, and simple.
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George really wonderful your bike titanium. they told me that titanium is superior to carbon and aluminum is true in your opinion? I wanted to buy one and this makes me mad De Rosa Titanio Solo 2015 Chiama per lo Sconto - TecnoBici Shop aspect tips
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George really wonderful your bike titanium. they told me that titanium is superior to carbon and aluminum is true in your opinion? I wanted to buy one and this makes me mad De Rosa Titanio Solo 2015 Chiama per lo Sconto - TecnoBici Shop aspect tips
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How harsher a material rides is largely independent of the material but is completely design dependent. One could make a TI frame be far stiffer and less compliant then any AL, steel, or carbon frame yet made. But it might weigh a bunch more then one would otherwise expect. By the same token one could make an AL frame ride far softer that any steel frame (in fact they have, just try any old Alan or Vitus) but the AL frame might not have the strength or longevity of the steel one.
We work with Seven for our custom bikes at work. We've had one of the stiffest frames I've even ridden go through our shop this Summer. Yet a couple of years ago we did a frame for a thin female rider who was riding 24hr events and was a real flexible flyer. Same material, nearly the same size, vastly different result. Andy.
We work with Seven for our custom bikes at work. We've had one of the stiffest frames I've even ridden go through our shop this Summer. Yet a couple of years ago we did a frame for a thin female rider who was riding 24hr events and was a real flexible flyer. Same material, nearly the same size, vastly different result. Andy.
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Slick frame and build. I've always wanted to try a ride on a belt drive.. some day..