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Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-03-24, 01:56 PM

Replies: 196

Litespeed failure

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Posted By dddd

The forum has been seeing much-renewed interest...

The forum has been seeing much-renewed interest in nicely-built Huffies, Varsities and such.
Was the sub-$100 build-off thread what kicked it off?

2024 is looking to be the most ironic year here...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-01-24, 07:09 PM

Replies: 196

Litespeed failure

Views: 11,721

Posted By dddd

I just love that my Titanium Litespeed hasn't got...

I just love that my Titanium Litespeed hasn't got one paint scratch even after 18 years!

And it's not whippy, either. One of my best-descending bikes, frame and original crabon fork perform well....

Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-01-24, 05:19 PM

Replies: 196

Litespeed failure

Views: 11,721

Posted By dddd

Titanium's vaunted high tolerance for strain, and...

Titanium's vaunted high tolerance for strain, and it's resultant very high fatigue limit, is "balanced" by it's higher sensitivity to manufacturing error.

Quite a few makers of titanium frames...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-31-23, 01:08 AM

Replies: 196

Litespeed failure

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Posted By dddd

It's often written into a fairly-written contract...

It's often written into a fairly-written contract that the warranty extends only to the original purchaser.
Adding subsequent buyers to the contract would raise the price of a...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-27-23, 09:29 PM

Replies: 196

Litespeed failure

Views: 11,721

Posted By dddd

Of the popular brands, Litespeed seems to have...

Of the popular brands, Litespeed seems to have one of the best reliability rep's, they also made the Merckx EX among many other high-end contract builds.

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