Looking at replacing my frame on ICT.
Please post photos of Ti fatbike builds.
I had a carver ti. Fat bike lovely frame
Or you now have choice of travers frame or fat ti stooge
I like the travers but I run Blutos and haven't seen any builds using them.
A couple of quick questions, if you don't mind: why? and are you looking to match the geometry of the ICT?
I've got a 2015 Lynsey fatskey frame with helix tubes and sliding drop outs, I love it, blutos in the summer and makwa forks in the winter, and nexties.
It's about 26lb and rides nicely, good at climbing and with the relatively short wheelbase, it's trail friendly.
I've had other fat bikes and this is my favourite and looks sublime
I still have a ti fat bike frame to clear from my PACT project.
Sized like a large mukluk. 4in tyres.
SRAM 1x or modified middleburn cranks (with longer axle not stock one that is too narrow)
My intitial thoughts would be to try and match geometry of ICT. Perfect size but heavy.
if its weight based , surely its only 2kg?s difference between TI frame and ICT frame
you would be better fitting it with carbon rims
Ive got an ICT - doing a custom build on it, ordered 100mm carbon rims - waiting for them to turn up
you'll loose more then the weight difference by using carbon rims tubeless won't you?
Just a thought
Which you could also fit to a lighter frame... 🙂you would be better fitting it with carbon rims
if its weight based , surely its only 2kg?s difference between TI frame and ICT frame
That sounds like a big difference to me
thats cos I was guessing
I dunno
but ICT rides great, so rather than change frame, I would change wheels
If you are looking to save weight wouldn't carbon be the way to go? The Sonder Vir Fortis, for example, seems to have pretty similar geometry to the ICT and should save a bit of weight.
here is mine with blutos
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Have looked at swapping rims but will only save about 350g / rim (Already run tubeless) where as a ICT frame is I think 7lbs and a Ti mukluk for example is 4.5lbs. What weight is a travers for example.
Not built for carbon. Ideally a titanium frame will last forever.
"Not built for carbon. Ideally a titanium frame will last forever"
Many folk will point out both snapped Ti and Carbon frames - I have cracked Ti but not carbon.
I believe my fat tyres go a long way to 'protecting' a frame from trail 'wow/flutter' - but a carbon frame would be lighter - does any manufacture state max loading weights ?
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For cost I'd go carbon- for looks I'd go Ti 🙂
Ti frame will last forever if it has a lifetime warranty with the supplier reputation to back that up. Titanium frames do break. Its how the supplier deals with it that counts.
Dont want to put you off as am following this thread with interest as seriously considering Ti for next fatbike. Just worth going into it with eyes open.
Edit eg. The ti lynskey on one 29er im selling cracked after 7 years and lynskey repaired it without question. Id happily buy another Lynskey. My Tripster only came with a 3 year warranty and if it was to crack id be reliant on the goodwill of Kinesis as its now out of warranty
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Mike Curiak's held liquid fuel for long hauls..
http://dirtragmag.com/mike-curiaks-moots-snoots-expedition-fat-bike-for-sale/
Ti is good if you're going to give your fatbike the 4WD type experience. Scratches etc polish out, and you don't feel bad chucking it down a gully or over a 7 foot deer fence.
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For just general trails, it's hard to beat carbon because nothing can approach it for lightness.
(I'm going to get rid of my carbon fatbike to get a Ti one)
