Help identifying mid-90s Performance Ti frame?
04-11-10, 12:52 PM
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Help identifying mid-90s Performance Ti frame?
Hi all, just snagged this frame at a good price. The owner didn't know too much about when it was made, and who made it, but it's a Performance-branded Ti frame with really nice welds, he thinks from the 90s. If the stickers don't lie, it's titanium, 3/2.5. Anyone know anything about it? The model number looks to be TR1000, but I can confirm that in a bit...!
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04-11-10, 01:21 PM
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Good catch. I have one and they are very solid, stiff Ti frames. Given the time period, probably built by one of the Tennessee Ti fabricators. Here's mine -- the Mad Max SS.
Performance actually sent me pdf's of the catalog pages when I emailed them. Email me and I'll send those to you.
Performance actually sent me pdf's of the catalog pages when I emailed them. Email me and I'll send those to you.
04-11-10, 02:59 PM
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Nice bike! I was planning on taking of the decals, and you have just confirmed by urge. Is the frame fairly light? Looks like you have it built up as a singlespeed, cool! This will be my commuting/light touring bike. I emailed you about the catalog pages.
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04-11-10, 03:19 PM
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nice looking bike and frame but how do you tension the chain?
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Sheldon has some nice words about building up single speeds in absence of horizontal dropouts.
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Correct. If you want to avoid a singleator, you need to find the magic gear combinations that just fits. For example, this bike is geared 52x19.
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In case anyone is curious or finds this thread in regards to another one of these frames, here's my built up version of it. I also took the decals off. It has DA shifters and RD and the rest is ultegra, with mavic open pro wheels. Cost me ~$450 to build up, nice! Rides super sweet, not like my old Merlin but great. I'll be using it as my main commuter, got a rack on it and all.
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In case anyone is curious or finds this thread in regards to another one of these frames, here's my built up version of it. I also took the decals off. It has DA shifters and RD and the rest is ultegra, with mavic open pro wheels. Cost me ~$450 to build up, nice! Rides super sweet, not like my old Merlin but great. I'll be using it as my main commuter, got a rack on it and all.
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Hey what's up fellas, I know this is an old thread but since there isn't too much info on this bike here is a link I found on it in my intro. I just bought this bike and so far I'm very happy with it 
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...irst-Road-Bike!
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...irst-Road-Bike!
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TR1000 Performance 3/2.5 titanium
Good catch. I have one and they are very solid, stiff Ti frames. Given the time period, probably built by one of the Tennessee Ti fabricators. Here's mine -- the Mad Max SS.
Performance actually sent me pdf's of the catalog pages when I emailed them. Email me and I'll send those to you.
Performance actually sent me pdf's of the catalog pages when I emailed them. Email me and I'll send those to you.
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Thanks a lot. metz1419@gmail.com. This will be the most info I can find on this frame which I have ridden for a lot of good miles.
Regards,
John
Regards,
John
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