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Old 11-11-25 | 11:49 AM
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sufficient_d
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Titanium Braze on with Chromoly frame

Hello all: cursory search did not reveal definitive answer. Of course AI says it is doable but I know better.

I have a 2 years experience with simple brazing tasks such as botte bosses, front derailleur hangers, and cable stops with stainless steel to chromoly, I think I am still a beginner because I don't do it everyday.

When I restore my bikes, sometimes I delete the downtube shift bosses and braze barrel adjusters onto the head tube to handle the STI cables-- some old heads (myself included) know them as Ergo bosses.

I have found them in titanium and want to know what the experts think about brazing them onto a vintage SLX frame (brand withheld to prevent any purist uproar). I like the corrosion resistant properties of titanium and I haven't been able to find them in stainless.

As a reference, I included a picture of a set of steel ones that I brazed onto a vintage De Bernardi I restored (what a great bike).

https://framebuildersupply.com/produ...52232338407734



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