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Old 06-01-18, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
At Ti Cycles near Portland OR, they can custom fabricate things for you,,

Have an order in their Queue to replace the Al alloy folding mast from my Pocket Llama/..
they can do it in steel, powder coated or Ti..

Though they said the elasticity of a long Ti tube may not be as desirable steering
rather than under seat comfort...

Oversize tube diameters were used in that 1 prototype "Ultimate Folding Bike", to stiffen up some excessive flex.

with an intended 10K$ selling price..





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The mast on my pakiT is only 15" long so I am thinking the flex would be pretty minimal...
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