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Old 07-28-07 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by maranen
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.
Yes - this is why I qualified my figures in case of disparity

Originally Posted by maranen
I also intend to replace Merc's fork and rear-triangle with ti-parts.
Good idea!

Originally Posted by maranen
I would like to be sure that the parts are interchangeable.
Yes they are - I'm in the very midst of this right now and have not come up against any problems whatsoever.

Originally Posted by maranen
And is there any special method to paint the ti-parts?
But that will add weight! And they look so nice in raw Ti!
But yes - perhaps you don't want people to know they are Ti - so it's not a bad idea - Powder coating shouldn't require any special treatments; painting either, though one probably shouldn't use acid-etch primers that are intended for steel.
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