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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 08-25-18 | 03:40 AM
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Vamoots RSL / ETap / White Industries T11 / Belgium Plus:







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Old 08-25-18 | 03:51 AM
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So what are the benefits of a Ti seatpost versus carbon on a Ti bike? Interested in hearing from people that have tried both. I have a bontrager carbon post on my Lynskey.
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Old 08-25-18 | 07:50 AM
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Vamoots RSL / ETap / White Industries T11 / Belgium Plus:







Very nice looking bike!
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Old 08-25-18 | 08:23 AM
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MUSA baby!
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Old 08-29-18 | 10:18 AM
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Merckx Titanium AX. I have been debating getting rid of the older Ultegra triple chain ring and switching to a newer double chain ring group set. However, I am still pretty new to riding, so in the mean time I will just be doing plenty of research and enjoying the great Ti ride.
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Old 08-30-18 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by gettingold
So what are the benefits of a Ti seatpost versus carbon on a Ti bike? Interested in hearing from people that have tried both. I have a bontrager carbon post on my Lynskey.
The difference is $200-$300 and not having to use friction grease.
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Old 09-08-18 | 03:10 PM
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Late to the party but here are our 2001 Mongoose Triomphe's on the top of Parkman Mtn carriage trail in Acadia National Park in Maine during this summer's trip north. We purchased these for our 30th anniversary back in 2001. Road them all time while living near Bar Harbor. Now only during the summer months on our motorhome trips to Maine and Atlantic Canada.
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Old 09-09-18 | 08:28 AM
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I had one of those Sandvik made titanium Mongoose for years back in the late 90's.
Tubing quality is top notch, welds and cold-work on those frames are equal if not better then Litespeed back then.
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Old 09-09-18 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazyass
This isn't a bad deal for $2500. Even has 28mm tires, pretty good for a race bike. Wheels and group alone would cost at least $1500.

I think those wheels are nice but these ti frames by motobecane are not very stiff. I remember pedaling on one and I could feel the springiness of the frame and the flex and bouncing effect of the bottom bracket area with each pedal stroke. With the litespeed vortex I don't get any of that which is what I personally prefer.
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Old 09-16-18 | 02:22 PM
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Old 09-16-18 | 04:17 PM
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Got my vortex all built up after crack repair.. 10th ride today, rides just as nice as before, you can see the scar in first picture, but she ain't no lamp at east


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Old 09-16-18 | 04:27 PM
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Got my vortex all built up after crack repair.. 10th ride today, rides just as nice as before, you can see the scar in first picture, but she ain't no lamp at east


Now lets see some close up pics of the surgical scar.
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Old 09-16-18 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SSRI
Now lets see some close up pics of the surgical scar.
i don't have many photos of the scar.. the welder told me that he did a 2 pass weld, so the real seam is under the second pass,


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Old 09-16-18 | 05:46 PM
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i don't have many photos of the scar.. the welder told me that he did a 2 pass weld, so the real seam is under the second pass,

how did the crack happened? did you crash?
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Old 09-17-18 | 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by scuzzo

i don't have many photos of the scar.. the welder told me that he did a 2 pass weld, so the real seam is under the second pass,


Nice adds a little character.
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Old 09-17-18 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by scuzzo

i don't have many photos of the scar.. the welder told me that he did a 2 pass weld, so the real seam is under the second pass,


Glad to see Your Vortex is back on the road!
It will be such a waste to junk the frame.
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Old 09-17-18 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SSRI
Glad to see Your Vortex is back on the road!
It will be such a waste to junk the frame.
yep.. friend said well you can train some tomatoes on it.. or string beans.. NO TRELLIS!! this bike will be ridden.. so far ride 10 or 11 and its all good..
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Old 09-19-18 | 11:56 AM
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I like this bike.

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Old 09-19-18 | 12:04 PM
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I like this bike.
Nice wall.
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Old 09-19-18 | 12:11 PM
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I like the wall too.
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Old 09-19-18 | 12:34 PM
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I like the wall too.
What's not to like about the wall? That Frankenbike, on the other hand,...
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Old 09-19-18 | 12:47 PM
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What's so franken about it?
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Old 09-19-18 | 12:59 PM
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What's so franken about it?
Stem. Spacers above and below the bars. Random purple bar tape. A crank only a mother could love.

If the photo were clear I could probably find other things.
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Old 09-19-18 | 01:11 PM
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In other words, nothing important.
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Old 09-19-18 | 01:59 PM
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I like this bike.

its that an alter stem or the integralter combo.

Retro frame, with 7800 DA STI nicely Done!
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