xacd custom Ti?
03-31-10 | 04:17 AM
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xacd custom Ti?
So I came across this company in some random readings last night. They make custom Ti bikes crazy cheap. Like I heard numbers as low as $400. So I was just wondering what the opinion here was about them and or if anyone had ordered a frame and what the thoughts were on it.
Also as a side note seeing as I have been a little unclear on this, is oversized tube Ti gonna give me as stiff a ride as oversized tube Al but with more vibration dampening or is it gonna be more like an oversized steel tube frame?
Also as a side note seeing as I have been a little unclear on this, is oversized tube Ti gonna give me as stiff a ride as oversized tube Al but with more vibration dampening or is it gonna be more like an oversized steel tube frame?
03-31-10 | 04:26 AM
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don't know how Ti compares to alu or carbon. I have a Ti road bike, light as hell and very responsive, seems stiff too (though i don't think i'm tweaking my steel track frame or anything). I'd love a Ti track bike...
which is why i was looking into this same thing about a year ago. Their geo charts were crazy, led me to believe they just build everything titanium, including something that resembles a bike. maybe it was a different chinese Ti company I looked at though. I've also heard quality control is iffy, with spacing being off or chainstays not being level.
if you're willing to take a gamble you could get an awesome frame, or very easily get a dud.
which is why i was looking into this same thing about a year ago. Their geo charts were crazy, led me to believe they just build everything titanium, including something that resembles a bike. maybe it was a different chinese Ti company I looked at though. I've also heard quality control is iffy, with spacing being off or chainstays not being level.
if you're willing to take a gamble you could get an awesome frame, or very easily get a dud.
04-01-10 | 04:51 AM
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couldnt find any negative posts... did you mean the SS forum? I just wonder, as I never knew the nature of things in the bike frame world until I learned more about companies like BD... So I wondered if XACD was like Kinesis (the manufacturer of many companies' frames)...
04-01-10 | 11:57 AM
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i mailed them a wile ago, they are not that cheap itīs still $650 for the frame....to mutch money to risk it, i would save up a little bit more and go to some local frame builder.
and the dropouts a ugly!!
and the dropouts a ugly!!
04-02-10 | 05:33 AM
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I like these dropouts!
I think I found my next frame!
I'm going custom built titanium!
although these would lead to a more versatile frame...
I could build it as a FG, or as a fully geared road bike... disk brakes are a little unnecessary but I like this bike...
I think I found my next frame!
I'm going custom built titanium!
although these would lead to a more versatile frame...
I could build it as a FG, or as a fully geared road bike... disk brakes are a little unnecessary but I like this bike...
Last edited by the_don; 04-02-10 at 05:38 AM.
