Titanium frame repair in UK
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Looks gash though.
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Can't actually tell as there is a shim obscuring the view of that portion of the interior of the tube.
Yep highlandsflyer, it's not the prettiest - but providing it holds up I can live with that. The frame gets a lot of use and if ugly keeps it on the trails I'm happy with that.
The other places I enquired at either didn't get back to me at all, or promised to get to back to me, and didn't.
shovelon":2s3vs6u6 said:
Can't actually tell as there is a shim obscuring the view of that portion of the interior of the tube.
Yep highlandsflyer, it's not the prettiest - but providing it holds up I can live with that. The frame gets a lot of use and if ugly keeps it on the trails I'm happy with that.
The other places I enquired at either didn't get back to me at all, or promised to get to back to me, and didn't.
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I can only think demand is the problem. As a frame material, it's seriously out of fashion, and we are a much smaller country than the US.
Sometimes I've wondered about learning myself as I'm sure the UK can support more than a couple of titanium frame repairers.
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I can only think demand is the problem. As a frame material, it's seriously out of fashion, and we are a much smaller country than the US.
Sometimes I've wondered about learning myself as I'm sure the UK can support more than a couple of titanium frame repairers.
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Can you have the shim extended or something, to move the stress away from there? I fear it might interfere with the rear stays and top tube welds. No reason you can't grind the weld down a little and polish it up.
Can you have the shim extended or something, to move the stress away from there? I fear it might interfere with the rear stays and top tube welds. No reason you can't grind the weld down a little and polish it up.
The shim is built into the frame rather than a later insert and doesn't seem to be removable. I'm vaguely thinking of putting a longer seat post in there so there's more in the frame. The existing post (350mm) only just extends below the shim.
Might well have a go at tidying up the weld a little. I noticed a Bontrager Ti Lite recently posted:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=335388
has a weld in a similar place which makes me think it could look quite tidy with a bit of effort.
Might well have a go at tidying up the weld a little. I noticed a Bontrager Ti Lite recently posted:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=335388
has a weld in a similar place which makes me think it could look quite tidy with a bit of effort.
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I assume you approached the manufacturer already? If nothing else, they might have advice on the best options.
Being Ti, and a mountain bike, I would still ride the hell out of it. It is not as though it is the headtube, and you are going to notice anything going on thanks to the position the repair is in.
I assume you approached the manufacturer already? If nothing else, they might have advice on the best options.
Being Ti, and a mountain bike, I would still ride the hell out of it. It is not as though it is the headtube, and you are going to notice anything going on thanks to the position the repair is in.
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