Hypothetical dream build (mamil style)

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

BTR FABRICATIONS

BIRD

PORTUS

 

All custom frame builders.

[The Ouzo]

so that is very very untrue. Yes titanium needs to be welded in an inert gas environment but its not welded in a purged room unless its being welded by robots. TIG welding equipment feeds the inert gas into the weld area. The welder doesn't have to wear a hazmat suit with oxygen supply.

Yes titanium is harder to fabricate, that's about the only bit that's true.

Unlike steel, titanium can be welded repeatedly within the heat affected zone provided the material is shielded from oxygen till its below 420degree C. Steel cannot be welded again in the HAZ. Therefore it's possible to repair a titanium frame. You just need a skilled welder.

The UK has never had a strong titanium industry. A lot of the welding and fabrication work for their Oil and Gas and Aerospace industry is contained within that industry and the motorsports industry.

Titanium frame fabrication isn't a cottage industry and that I think is the crux of the negative view. 

Its the same reason Calculus doesn't weld their own frames nor shape the tubes they specify on your custom frame. The drawing and hydroforming of those tubes is left to the specialist fabricator

yeah

 

I have a mate in the UK that does custom ti frames, after much searching he eventually settled on a builder in Italy to do the fabrication.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

The bike I want is called a Pyga Stage but a fellow hubber bought mine and my new wheels and fork are boost

 

Oh the irony

[Robbie Stewart]

The titanium space in my cave is currently filled

 

But love the look of the Calculus bikes

 

Not to be facetious, but I could sit and stare at that beaut all day long and not care to ride another bike ever again.

[DieselnDust]

apparently a south african distributor

 

I like this one and have made comms

 

Cytec If I recall correctly. Are they still the distributor?

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Not to be facetious, but I could sit and stare at that beaut all day long and not care to ride another bike ever again.

Robbie that's pretty much how I feel about this bike.  I got it June 3rd, ridden pretty much every other day since and my other bikes all have flat tyres

 

I rode a steel roadie one day when when I sent Kevin (the curve) to the shop for something I couldn't fix

[MORNE]

I thought we have already established that you want to need a mini velo. Sell the fork and rims and use the rest on something like this. You defo dont have one of these in that mancave????

 

https://velo-orange.com/collections/new-products/products/neutrino-minivelo

Edited July 30, 2020 by morneS555

[DJR]

..........At the end of the day, only real option is a custom titanium frame.

I like what the juicy one suggested

[MORNE]

A custom titanium min-velo

[NickGM]

I thought we have already established that you want to need a mini velo. Sell the fork and rims and use the rest on something like this. You defo dont have one of these in that mancave

 

https://velo-orange.com/collections/new-products/products/neutrino-minivelo

 

That "gravel business meeting" build (2nd from the bottom) is awesome. Briefpacking? Businesscross? XCeo? There's a good name out there somewhere. 

[eddy]

 Russia is still the biggest supplier of titanium sheet and tubing in the world. The USA is next biggest.

 

 

If you want a really good history of titanium have a listen the this chat on the history of the real Skunk Works.

 

 

 

PS: finished listening to the podcast. Much BS is spoken therein

 

 

Watched a documenatry on the skunkworks (not sure if it is the one above) some time ago and they spoke about how they had to find a way to get the Titanium for the SR71 from Russia.....

 

edit: I think it may well have been this doccie..

Edited July 30, 2020 by eddy

[wa88]

If it were my choice - Yeti SB100 or SB115.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yukF1ZuNj5I

[Kalahari Vegmot]

How about a Hope HB.130?

 

Well I assume that's out of the price range with our wonderful exchange rate...

 

Also not sure on the weight.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Intense sniper xc on the shortlist

[DJuice]

Not a Spez fan.

With dual suspension and weight requirement. Epic S works Evo, sub 1700 frame.

Pinkbike is currently doing their XC reviews.

[DJuice]

https://www.mondraker.com/es/en/2020-f-podium-rr-sl
Put a bit of thought into it last night.
Present to you Mondraker F Podium RR SL!
With a name code like that, it has to be fast!
Doubt you will se a brother or suster on the K2C route.

Edited July 31, 2020 by DJuice