Raleigh Ti frame

[aideym]

Seems interesting. Listed in Belper. I wonder if it was smuggled out under the sleeveless jumper of a disgruntled employee?

On a more serious note, how would you go about finishing the commisioning of a brand new Ti frame?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Titanium-MTB-Fram ... 230d485d26

 

[detomaso]

Hmmm interesting, looks a bit meh from the pictures, the welding doesn't show up as that neat but I'd be interested to hear from some Raleigh experts about it... :?:

 

[gbsimpsa]

Curious, How does someone come across an unfinished Ti frame?
Skipped/Reject perhaps?
If I was a disgruntled employee I'd rather nab a finished frame

 

[oldave]

In the last days of Derby Group(?) ownership I rather think stuff did leak away... like the rest of the plundered (allegedly) assets.

 

[Deveron53]

It is pre-disc so probably finished as painted or brushed finish. I had a replacement one in 2001 with disc mounts and bead blasted finish.

Cutting BB threads in that is going to be interesting!

 

[gbsimpsa]

Could you not use Push-Fit BBs on this?
Guess the diameter and lack of stop clips could be an issue.
Never used them so not sure.

 

[W W Biffta]

seems like a good deal for someone, i would have thought best bet for the bb is one of those mavic ones, zip ties for the cables

 

[detomaso]

Own up, who got it - I was going to £100 max but the biding increments knocked me out

 

[orange71]

sure this (or yet another :shock: ) came up a year or so ago also in belper...

 

[taffy]

I considerd it but it's too small. that and i was costing up some alloy welding and asked about a few Ti bit's that would be required to finish it - about a ton
and it would still need bottle cage bossed finishing, bb threads tapping and a few others probably.