Is this cracked titanium frame safe to ride?
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09-05-22, 02:39 PM
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09-05-22, 02:42 PM
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Just to be safe, use two zip ties and two layers of duck tape but I would verify health, life and disability insurance coverage.
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09-05-22, 04:33 PM
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There's nothing super exotic about welding Ti, either. I raced with a guy who made Ti expansion chambers for YSR50s using MIG.
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09-05-22, 05:15 PM
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09-05-22, 05:20 PM
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09-05-22, 05:46 PM
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I just had the following exchange with seller:
"Was the crack due to the headset installation?"
"Yes. Like I indicated earlier and according to what the Lynskey manufacturer said the Chris King headset tolerances are a smidge off."
"Was the crack due to the headset installation?"
"Yes. Like I indicated earlier and according to what the Lynskey manufacturer said the Chris King headset tolerances are a smidge off."
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09-05-22, 05:49 PM
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Funny, I just installed a Chris King headset on a titanum frame (Sage). I was able to press it in by hand, and finish the job with some very light gentle tapping with a rubber mallet. If anything, the tolerances are more forgiving.
The seller is a pathological liar.
Here is a photo, just to convince you that I'm not making this up:
The seller is a pathological liar.
Here is a photo, just to convince you that I'm not making this up:
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09-05-22, 05:53 PM
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And King stuff is very precise. That seller already has zero credibility. Why start believing him now?
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09-05-22, 05:55 PM
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09-05-22, 05:59 PM
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Funny, I just installed a Chris King headset on a titanum frame (Sage). I was able to press it in by hand, and finish the job with some very light gentle tapping with a rubber mallet. If anything, the tolerances are more forgiving.
The seller is a pathological liar.
Here is a photo, just to convince you that I'm not making this up:
The seller is a pathological liar.
Here is a photo, just to convince you that I'm not making this up:
I could remove the headset and install another one.
09-05-22, 06:00 PM
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09-05-22, 06:01 PM
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Remove the headset and keep it. It is worth $188, which is $187 more than what the frame is worth.
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09-05-22, 06:10 PM
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Anyone who wouldn't disclose the existence of that crack prior to sale is a crook, ipso facto. Ask for your money back. If he refuses, think about small claims court.
Putting any more time or effort into repairing this would be a fool's errand. Riding it would be beyond stupid.
If the bike was safe to ride, why would this guy be unloading it?
Shoot Linsky an email and ask for the true story. I very much doubt the seller's story would be corroborated.
I got my titanium frame (shown above) for $2K on closeout sale at Jenson, fwiw.
Putting any more time or effort into repairing this would be a fool's errand. Riding it would be beyond stupid.
If the bike was safe to ride, why would this guy be unloading it?
Shoot Linsky an email and ask for the true story. I very much doubt the seller's story would be corroborated.
I got my titanium frame (shown above) for $2K on closeout sale at Jenson, fwiw.
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09-05-22, 06:43 PM
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My CK headset has been on my ti frame for over 6 years. No problemo.
Full disclosure: The frame is far better than the OP’s.
Fun fact: I basked in CK’s glow during Cycle Oregon 2007.
Full disclosure: The frame is far better than the OP’s.
Fun fact: I basked in CK’s glow during Cycle Oregon 2007.
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Contact your local high schools or Voc Tech schools and see if they would be willing to weld it for free as a demo for their pupils.
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09-05-22, 08:15 PM
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I already own a Serotta titanium road bike, so it would be redundant. I want to ride this on gravel and CX courses.
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