[Closed] Titanium bike thread - Post up pics of yours

Well thank you.

My day didn't drag at all 😛

Surprising really, this place is full of titanium 'ego-chariots'... anyhoo, here's a pic of one of mine for the record:

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My $20.00 commuter:
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Road:
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Trail:
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I like 'em. Even if they aren't bikes for life as some would have you believe.

I haven't been down to Brandon since the last thread Mark, but will give you a shout when I do.

My CX.
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One of many days spent on Exmoor.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/27738798@N07/5704327390/ ]Image005[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/27738798@N07/ ]teamazarat[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimpmasterjazz/5680252923/ ]Voodoo magic[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/pimpmasterjazz/ ]Pimpmaster Jazz[/url], on Flickr

D-Jab with Magura Thors and a Rohloff Speedhub. I love it 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/56842631@N06/5243858969/ ]My TD1 29er[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/56842631@N06/ ]stuartrider25[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/gruff2000/4271579413/ ]FTM Exogrid 2010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/gruff2000/ ]traceys24[/url], on Flickr[/img]

Thank you all for the pics 🙂

@ psychle - I do love your crazy Ibis 8)

@ Walleater - That thing looks fast standing still 8)

@ Boi - thank you squire 🙂

@ azarat - on the shortlist of frames I would like to try 🙂

@ ir_bandito - Do you have anymore pics? Its a D Jab that I have just picked up 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/5474416693/ ]P1010621[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/druidh2000/ ]druidh_dubh[/url], on Flickr
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Oh go on then, if I must, here's my attention seeking, clown wheeled, nichetastic, single speed, helium filled, titanium ego chariot. 😳

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When it was first built:

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Now got a Gravity Dropper post and Salsa Pro Moto flat bars and stem

Not mine - but yum!

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5704244471/ ]IMG_0577[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

Just fitted a new 40mm stem and 710 wide bars to my 456ti

bike needs a clean 😀

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Why not 'roll your own'? Have a peek over here if you fancy some more info:
[url= http://www.spanner.org.uk/ ]Spanner Bikes[/url]

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/5320719044/ ]365/3 3/1/11 the NW Alps ride[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/rocketdog/ ]rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr

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Another Litespeed for you:

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Si, dunno what it is about it, but every time I see a pic of the Ti Brodie Holeshot, I get momentarily lost in thoughts of "I'm sure I could afford it if I just sold pretty much everything else I own"... 😉

Seriously though, I don't think there is a more "right" looking frame out there. If it rides even half as good as it looks I'm sure it amazing.

Oh, and should be able to add to this thread soon myself with my muchly cheap 2nd hand Ti purchase from the other weekend, as soon as I've got it built at least.

I think you may have already seen mine LMTTMark.

But just in case you haven't...

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Si, dunno what it is about it, but every time I see a pic of the Ti Brodie Holeshot, I get momentarily lost in thoughts of "I'm sure I could afford it if I just sold pretty much everything else I own"...

Just for you.. 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706889036/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706885620/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706881386/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706878174/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706876036/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706306523/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/93388219@N00/5706867826/ ]Brodie Titanium Holeshot[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/93388219@N00/ ]srbwilson[/url], on Flickr

I am torn between the holeshot and the Ti Alpine ......

This is on my wishlist
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I'm off to Enigma bikes on Saturday, they've got an open day, demos and test rides. Should be fun.

Si, that's just mean posting more photos of it! 😥

Here's my recent build

On top of the Long Mynd
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new 456 ti now finished
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Daverambo--SNAP--here`s mine bottom of Long Mynd 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/5526547138/ ]Sabbath September[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/5613431388/ ]Untitled[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/378322773/ ]Out of Hibernation[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr

The last one, an On-one Ti/Carbon prototype, is no longer a complete bike (groupset is on the Sabbath, wheels sold). If anyone is interested then the frame & forks are for sale 🙂

Just finished building it finally...

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Hey Simon I bought one of those On One prototypes for my wife. It was a bargain and is still much admired.

BTW if anyone wants to buy a nice medium Ti hardtail frame for £300 + P&P then email for pics and spec.

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456Ti

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Gruenermoench - what are the bars on your bike?

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They are Ti Luv Handles from Groovy Cycles.

http://groovycycleworks.com/extras.aspx

Gruenermoench ,what bikes attached to your luv handles ? looks lush

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I took delivery of it just a few weeks ago. It was built by Scott Quiring in the US and is based on a Ventana rear end that I bought second hand on here.

http://quiringcycles.net/

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ade ward

Could you explain your bike?

i wanted a very short chainstay 29er with loads of mud clearance

chainstays 417mm to 437mm and at least 10mm between a 2.5 tyre and any part of the frame,

dropouts clamp with three bolts giving a more stable platform than a 2 bolt slider,, it only changes ride height by 2mm at over the 20mm movement ,

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I really like that Ade Ward... loving the 'slammed' stem and the e-stay, plus those dropouts look totally industrial and cool!

Lynskey Ridgeline 29 Rohloff at about 6 months old.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/8805115@N04/5338822173/ ]Picture 018[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/8805115@N04/ ]Vegan Graham[/url], on Flickr

And again at 11 months old.

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ANOTHER cracked Lynskey. It looks like they didn't even fusion weld a collar into the seattube.

Did they warranty it?

Graham those are pretty nasty looking cracks! What was the out come? What was the cause? Did they sort a replacement ok?

BTW the Brodie from Si looks just right! reminds me of when I first saw the slightly curved top tube on the Lynskey 456. Somethings just look right.

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MidlandTrailquestsGraham - My Lynskey built Hummer went in exactly the same way

I'm going to try and get it boxed up and posted back to CRC tomorrow, although it might be Monday now.
I'd prefer a refund if I can. I don't expect CRC will do that, so I'm hoping for a replacement rather than a repair.

The walls of the seattube are too thin to cope with the forces caused by the the seatpost which is why the area should be reinforced with a collar / insert which is usually fusion welded in place.

http://www.paragonmachineworks.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=SC09

You can just see the weld beading in the below pic.

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