Making my Ti bike a "trophy bike", deep cleaning, long-term storage, lessons learned
05-30-20, 07:26 AM
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05-30-20, 08:09 AM
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Nice welds indeed. When it comes to Ti construction, I imagine that welds are the most common point of failure, given the technical difficulties in welding Ti, so as I see it, the more experience the welder has, the better (ie, high volume isn't necessarily a vice). My bog standard mass-produced Litespeed has pretty decent welds too. I think the point others are making is that, at the end of the day, your Seven is a mass-produced (albeit very well-made - I'm not denigrating Seven at all) consumer item that anyone with a few grand to spend on a frame can buy - it's not the Mona Lisa.
But there is a difference between custom frames and mass-produced frames. Custom frames are not manufactured in advance of an order, they are made to measure like a tailored suit. That's how each custom frame is unique. Mass-produced frames are made to some standard sizes ahead of time and then customers just pick one. Seven does not do mass-produced frames.
05-30-20, 08:24 AM
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I keep forgetting that this forum is filled with toxic catty high school girl cliques. I have waaaay better things to do than waste my time here. Goodbye forever.
05-30-20, 08:57 AM
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Non omnino gravis
Well, the OP has now stated "Goodbye forever," so I guess that's the final nail for this one. Closed.
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