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Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 06:57 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

That's redundant. "To me"and "seem" clearly...

That's redundant. "To me"and "seem" clearly identify the idea as my own opinion. No need to restate it. In fact there is never any need to say IMO or something similar. It is clearly understood...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 06:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

You make good points, but to me they seem...

You make good points, but to me they seem backwards from reality. A beautifully ground weld where you cannot see any trace of the joint, where the joint appears to be monocoque in origin, to me that...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 11:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

I hear you, but as I asked on the other current...

I hear you, but as I asked on the other current Ti thread: are we, the general public, normally in the business of checking welds? Do we normally doubt the integrity of the construction of a...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 11:23 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

I have been staring at mine all morning. They're...

I have been staring at mine all morning. They're still there. :lol:
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 11:21 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

Thanks, for a little sanity. For a while I was...

Thanks, for a little sanity. For a while I was thinking I was in the "Twilight Zone."
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 11:19 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

No, you're wrong. Ground welds COULD hide lower...

No, you're wrong. Ground welds COULD hide lower skills and quality. It is not necessarily true that they do.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 11:00 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

Reread Canam's post. You have his position...

Reread Canam's post. You have his position backwards. He says he likes smooth Ti, because Ti suggests precision to him. Not smooth raw welds, but smooth gound welds. No matter though. Your...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 10:17 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

I'll expose my prejudice. Smooth welds can hide...

I'll expose my prejudice. Smooth welds can hide sins, but that doesn't mean they do. Why have an appearance you don't like (if that is the case) in order to prove how good your welds are? Very...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 08:53 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

Funny, that seems to be the opposite of how they...

Funny, that seems to be the opposite of how they are offered. Different strokes...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-08-14, 08:27 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,537
Posted By rpenmanparker

POLL: How should the welds appear on titanium frames?

On another thread there was a difference of opinion on the desirability of grinding the weld beads on titanium frames completely smooth. It was offered that the best "raw" beads (small, delicate,...
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