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Old 01-22-18 | 10:02 AM
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Bikes: Airborne "Carpe Diem", Motobecane "Mirage", Trek 6000, Strida 2, Dahon "Helios XL", Dahon "Mu XL", Tern "Verge S11i"

Originally Posted by Helolumpy
I’ve been riding a Ti Airborne Zepplin since 1999 and it’s still going strong. The closest I ever had to a frame problem was an alloy seat post freezing in the seat tube.
Another Airborne rider! I have a Carpe Diem that I bought in 2001. Like you, I have had no issues with the frame. I'm about 200 pounds and have about 7,000 miles on the frame. I have kept the Ti seatpost well-greased with copper-based lubricant and have had no issues with seizing or cold-welding. I got mine sight-unseen after my LBS refused to get it for me; now he refers to it as "your Huffy" because Huffy owned Airborne at the time. I've been very happy with the bike, and have done several century rides on it.
Steve
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