Originally Posted by
DannoXYZ
What alloy Ti? I've done a cold-set on a 6/4 frame and had to bend out the rear-triangle by more than 6" on each side before the adjustment would stick. Takes A LOT of force to move it that much; I couldn't do it by hand.......
Well, 6/4 is the strongest Ti alloy used (and then rarely) in bike construction, but 3/2.5, which is far more common, isn't far behind so cold setting a 3/2.5 frame would be a similar struggle.
For that matter, the few 6/4 frames that were made took advantage of the material's strength by making the tubes even thinner walled than an equivalent 3/2.5 frame. So a 3/2.5 frame is likely to have thicker tubing walls so bending it will very difficult too.