Thread: Omg it happened again...why on earth does 3T use titanium stem bolts?
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Old 01-24-12 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ilovecycling
Does titanium have poor tensile strength compared to steel or something? It obviously sucks for this particular application, but I'm wondering why 3T continues to use these unsafe bolts on a critical component of the bike.
Titanium is not as strong as steel, but some alloys are suitable for fasteners. FWIW, I still use this 25+ year old SR Royal stem with the original titanium bolts:

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