Titanium, How do you tell if it is?

[Corduroyboy]

manitou916 says alloy!

 

[manitou916]

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[Sithlord]

They were clearly advertised as Ti, so wanted to find out for sure before contacting seller.. thanks for the advice peeps..

 

[manitou916]

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[Russell]

touch the end of the bar very gently on a grinding wheel. Ti will produce white sparks.

 

[Radar]

I am pretty sure USE never made any production handlebars. They may have dabbled with the odd prototype but even then I'm just guessing. Contact Rory at USE to confirm.

The old bars were alloy... they came with predrilled bar end holes at each end, very narrow profile which needed a shim. Straight or a 3 degree bend only options, and usual plethora of anodised colours . About three width options, all of which would be described as narrow by today's standards.

Pics from catalogue here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/mai ... ewsIndex=1

Latest incarnation is of course carbon.

 

[JustKev]

Bite it! If it leaves teeth marks its alloy!

If it breaks your teeth - its Ti!

 

[cherrybomb]

Sorry... Off topic but;

I just love the USE forks in that link. I used to have a pair on my Zaskar. I wonder if I could get hold of a pair again??

 

[Corduroyboy]

I've just found a 'Chain Karma' in my box 'o' bits!

 

[scant]

this has come up before, answer= http://www.bikepro.com/products/metals/hardness.shtml