Originally Posted by
LittlePixel
....The major parts they do offer give the following weight savings (My steel figures are based on Merc weights not Brompton but are likely to be very closely comparable), ......
Rear Triangle:
Steel = 808g
Titanium = 455g
Saving = 353g (43.6%)
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Overall saving: +/- 898g
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Hi
Thanks for the numbers. I have read somewhere that Brompton's fork and triangle are made of chromo-molybdene tubing - it's a little lighter than Merc's steel tubing.
I also intend to replace Merc's fork and rear-triangle with ti-parts.
I already have the ti-seat post, but before buying the ti-fork and ti-triangle I would like to be sure that the parts are interchangeable. I mean that it would not be nice to find out that I have to file off some 0.5 mm somewhere - that would weaken the structure. So - has anyone made it and succeeded?
And is there any special method to paint the ti-parts?