Is this cracked titanium frame safe to ride?
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...I admit to being somewhat risk averse. I never thought it was a bad thing, until I read it here on teh Biekforums. Now I feel foolish.
...I admit to being somewhat risk averse. I never thought it was a bad thing, until I read it here on teh Biekforums. Now I feel foolish.
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...here is a titanium headtube, without a crack. Just to prove they do exist. OP should look for one like this.
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Didn’t you get the memo? You’re not allowed here to suggest an outcome other than catastrophic failure and death. Hell, you’re not even allowed to think it!
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Srsly?
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If you want to ride it and stay relatively safe, I would find a couple of heavy duty clamps, like muffler clamps or something similar, to keep the tube together and help prevent further cracking. It’s still a risk but you can mitigate it somewhat.
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Did you work for Clark-Kent? I know there stuff was known for cracking back in the 90s but I wouldn't use that as a reason not to go Ti. Maybe you have seen other stuff but I would be curious if it was more brand specific.
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Why ride a bike that's probably just waiting to fail? And when it does eventually fail you might very well be risking serious injury or death because of it. Sure if you are slow poking it on a MUP you'd probably be okay even when it fails but I still don't understand taking the unnecessary risk.
I'd see if it can be properly repaired and if not then just use it as a trainer, refund it or just strip it down for parts..
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Based on what I’ve seen, he produced 7 good looking bikes during his career. One of them is owned by a long-time friend and former neighbor who recently moved to Israel. The bike is over 20 years old, if not over 30.
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Just received this advice. It's what I'm going to do. I dont want to spend any money on repairs that may not even be effective. The bike will be ridden hard, if the frame isn't worth anything no way I'm babying it.
Wish me luck!
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"Drill the crack, pipe clamp and sent it."
Just received this advice. It's what I'm going to do. I dont want to spend any money on repairs that may not even be effective. The bike will be ridden hard, if the frame isn't worth anything no way I'm babying it.
Wish me luck!
Just received this advice. It's what I'm going to do. I dont want to spend any money on repairs that may not even be effective. The bike will be ridden hard, if the frame isn't worth anything no way I'm babying it.
Wish me luck!
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"Drill the crack, pipe clamp and sent it."
Just received this advice. It's what I'm going to do. I dont want to spend any money on repairs that may not even be effective. The bike will be ridden hard, if the frame isn't worth anything no way I'm babying it.
Wish me luck!
Just received this advice. It's what I'm going to do. I dont want to spend any money on repairs that may not even be effective. The bike will be ridden hard, if the frame isn't worth anything no way I'm babying it.
Wish me luck!
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My best advice is to return the bike. I would never ride a bike with a split tube like that. What caused it? Did the person divulge? It would make me skeptical of the rest of the bike also. Get your money back if you can.
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And explain this again.... you want me to weld a stressed titanium tube with a near 100% penetration bead with no undercut and without any internal buildup? Then you will bet your life and future employment on the result?
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The only person I would trust to fix my super fly, custom ti frame is the guy who built it, and he’s only 12 miles from my house.
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Not a fan of riding with this split. Fashioning a clamp might work.
But if you ride rocky hillsides with ledges falling off like the Grand Canyon...
The previous owner hit something head-on and hard. Why repeat that nightmare.
A cyclist in our saturday large group went down quickly when his Trek fork snapped.
He got all jacked-up with a concussion and broken bones. Not a pretty sight.
But if you ride rocky hillsides with ledges falling off like the Grand Canyon...
The previous owner hit something head-on and hard. Why repeat that nightmare.
A cyclist in our saturday large group went down quickly when his Trek fork snapped.
He got all jacked-up with a concussion and broken bones. Not a pretty sight.
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