First thoughts on Titanium
10-11-19 | 01:25 PM
#77
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I don't need to denigrate other materials to justify my ti purchase, and I don't do so. I have non-standard body geometry, so custom works better for me. I wanted a new custom frame designed by someone who is well-versed in fitting people. (My previous custom IF steel frame was fit by someone who was not so good at that.) I am also somewhat neglectful with bikes, so I wanted something that will not rust. Just so happens that someone local fit the bill. And as for price, it really wasn't that expensive. IIRC, frame was $3,500 + a couple hundred for the coloring. It was a present to myself for paying off my mortgage in only 11 years.
I have never ridden a carbon bike, so I am not qualified to comment on the material. I'd like try one though. I am curious to see how one feels. But I am not a bike collector/amasser. I have one road bike and one steel touring bike for self-contained touring and commuting/around town transportation. As such. I am not going to add one to my lineup when I don't need another bike.
I have never ridden a carbon bike, so I am not qualified to comment on the material. I'd like try one though. I am curious to see how one feels. But I am not a bike collector/amasser. I have one road bike and one steel touring bike for self-contained touring and commuting/around town transportation. As such. I am not going to add one to my lineup when I don't need another bike.
It happens here (and in other forums) that some individuals find it necessary to put other people's choice in order to bolster or support their own choices.
Reminds me of Gulliver's Travel to the land of Lilliput, where which end of an egg a person cracks becomes the basis of a deep political rift within that nation.
have we all become a bunch of Lilliputians here?
10-11-19 | 01:38 PM
#79
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You need to watch your blood pressure bro, you are going to have an aneurysm.
Peace out.
BTW, here is a class clown, incredibly funny, incredibly talented, and one heck of a cyclist. Study him and maybe you will learn to have a more relaxed outlook on life.
10-11-19 | 02:41 PM
#80
just having fun
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From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: 1994 TiCycles Softride, 199X Cyclops Stealth Softride, 1999 Rocky Mountain Soul, 1973 Colnago Super
Are we really judging people and their personality based on the material of their chosen frame?
Here's my ti framed softride, just to throw it in with the bunch.
Here's my ti framed softride, just to throw it in with the bunch.
Last edited by GnipGnop; 10-11-19 at 03:10 PM.
10-11-19 | 06:09 PM
#83
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From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX
I like my Ti bike so much I bought another.
10-16-19 | 10:17 AM
#84
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From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: 1994 TiCycles Softride, 199X Cyclops Stealth Softride, 1999 Rocky Mountain Soul, 1973 Colnago Super
There's a bolt where the carbon beam connects to the frame. Loosen that and the entire beam moves up and down. you can also side the seat along the beam for and aft, along with the seat angle being adjustable. You can even reverse the seat mounting hardware if you want to raise the position of the seat relative to the beam.
10-16-19 | 10:39 AM
#85
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From: USA
Bikes: Ti, Mn Cr Ni Mo Nb, Al, C
10-16-19 | 11:44 AM
#87
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From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: 1994 TiCycles Softride, 199X Cyclops Stealth Softride, 1999 Rocky Mountain Soul, 1973 Colnago Super
10-16-19 | 01:10 PM
#90
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There's a bolt where the carbon beam connects to the frame. Loosen that and the entire beam moves up and down. you can also side the seat along the beam for and aft, along with the seat angle being adjustable. You can even reverse the seat mounting hardware if you want to raise the position of the seat relative to the beam.
10-17-19 | 07:20 PM
#91
For The Fun of It
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From: Louisissippi Coast
Bikes: Lynskey GR300, Lynskey Backroad, Litespeed T6, Lynskey MT29, Burley Duet
My recognition that titanium is a superior frame material is in no way intended to be a slight to lesser bikes. I am thrilled to see people finding joy riding inferior materials.
