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Old 05-25-26 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GTA
TQIQT is developing another folding bike model. It has a similar folding mechanism as the Trail Blaze.
Triple butted CrMo frame, 451 wheels, 44mm headset, carbon fork.
Significantly lighter.

I have a spy photo but it was an early prototype:
Interesting mix of TIG welding, brazed lug, and brazed diagonals, the latter indicating more BF NWT (probably Pocket Rocket with the 451 wheels) than Diamond Llama or All-Packa like the Trail Blaze.

BF currently powder coats, which can be thick and tough, but often thin at sharp edges, and nothing inside. It would be a plus if TQIQT phosphates, then does a dip paint and bake, probably would be spray due to varying colors, but an electro-deposition spray and bake will still be a tough paint, just no paint on the inside. Consumers doing a buildup can spray in various oils or coatings to protect the inside. Phosphate and a good baked enamel would have well over 1000+ hours salt spray, cyclic corrosion (wet/dry/wet etc.), and stone chip (gravelometer) resistance.
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