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Title: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on May 08, 2019, 04:31:54 PM
As I can only dream of owning Ti anything...other than bolts... :D
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Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on May 08, 2019, 04:34:23 PM
Damm!

http://flatlandfuel.com/fareastcyclestitaniumturbofork.aspx (http://flatlandfuel.com/fareastcyclestitaniumturbofork.aspx)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: jbeezy on May 09, 2019, 03:26:15 AM
On my t1 profile ti gdh axle, 10t ti  driver,  28t ti Kevin porter sprocket, profile 48 spline SOLID ti crank spindle. Eventually  some ti stem bolts and clamp bolt. That is all.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on May 09, 2019, 07:20:50 AM
Imagery?
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: khe killah on May 10, 2019, 11:50:28 PM
I have seatpost, bb spindle, and every single nut and bolt in titanium...

I did have a watanabe seat with titanium rails and stimulatorz pedals with titanium spindles.

When i ditched the pedals i kept the gold TiN coated spindles incase they fit other pedal bodies.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: aliasdck on May 11, 2019, 12:46:43 AM
Curious, if you changeout all bolts for titanium is there actually a significant enough reduction in weight? I've never actually done the comparison, but off hand seems like the weight savings would be minimal? I can see the weight benefit of titanium bb spindle, though, as that is a pretty chunky piece of metal. I'm guessing changing out bolts for titanium is one of those things where a lot of tiny weight reductions overall combined with other lighter parts add up overall to a bigger change.


Are there special concerns when using titanium bolts? Like is it more likely to strip the threads that the titanium bolt is threading into since it's a harder metal (more likely to strip what your threading into vs stripping bolt threads), requires special grease for protection due to dissimilar metal contact, concerns of threads getting seized over time, etc?
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: khe killah on May 11, 2019, 09:48:59 AM
Yes you are correct about titanium contact on threads with other metals. A small amout of anti seize compound is highly advisable.

This can have a negative effect as it allows bolts to be tightened down more than usual as the grease stops it from locking down as tight. If that makes sense.

As for weight reduction, i have no clue! I only did it for corrosion resistance and the fact i was able to anodise them all purple.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: aliasdck on May 11, 2019, 04:46:59 PM
Oh wow, I never even considered using colored bolts. With the right color combinations I bet it looks killer. I can imagine the anodized purple must look nice  :beer:
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: jbeezy on May 11, 2019, 05:22:44 PM
what killah said is true. the hardware swap is best for rust resistance. a little ti anti seize helps.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: jbeezy on May 11, 2019, 05:23:48 PM
I have seatpost, bb spindle, and every single nut and bolt in titanium...

I did have a watanabe seat with titanium rails and stimulatorz pedals with titanium spindles.

When i ditched the pedals i kept the gold TiN coated spindles incase they fit other pedal bodies.


posting pics on this forum is literally a chore. Sorry man.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: aliasdck on May 11, 2019, 07:33:34 PM
what killah said is true. the hardware swap is best for rust resistance. a little ti anti seize helps.


That's good to know, thanks guys. I might consider them for my stem, mine always start to rust because my sweat tends to drip down on the stem a lot on hot days.

Sorry for the derailment, this thread was suppose to be for photos of titanium parts, not discussion on the ins and outs of titanium bolts, so I'll try to shut up now.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on May 12, 2019, 08:58:44 AM
I've had previous issues with Ti seat bolts seizing, where Copper grease is essential, otherwise sh*t binds up!


Overall I find the weight savings pretty significant, esp used in conjunction with other mods..
I'll post my steed up soon.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: nosubsteve on May 12, 2019, 11:57:36 AM
posting pics on this forum is literally a chore. Sorry man.

I think the quickest way is too upload to imagebb and use the 'full bbcode' link.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on January 17, 2020, 03:59:40 AM
So here is my addiction. Titanium ups


TLC Ti Stem bolts and seatpost bolt
Profile Titanium crank gdh spindle, flush mount gdh bolts, zcoaster gdh axle and driver, front hub button bolts.

(https://i.ibb.co/j85FwCB/7-CB9-FBCA-4526-45-FD-9-B38-0-DEC71-D01-D41.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on January 24, 2020, 02:18:10 PM
Wonderfull sprinkling of Ti. Especially the Z coaster!
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Post by: Rizalflatlander on January 24, 2020, 03:38:04 PM
Ti addiction made me even more broke.  ;D
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on January 24, 2020, 04:25:49 PM
Ti addiction made me even more broke.  ;D
Least your saving on energy & fatique.. :P
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on January 25, 2020, 04:47:42 PM
 :beer: ;D  make sense! yeah.  B)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on January 26, 2020, 10:33:03 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/mhJWQZz/IMG-1469.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vL1n2yz)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on January 26, 2020, 10:34:51 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/NnhpHk5/IMG-0954.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mFstMYk)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on January 26, 2020, 10:36:56 AM
^Ah well Not exactly the most exciting contribution. Bolts are all i have.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on January 26, 2020, 12:28:12 PM
Still bro, it looks dope!  :beer:


Big things starts with small things.  ;D  Bolts for now. Ti driver, axle and spindle next. 👊🏼
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: DaddyCool on January 26, 2020, 05:17:28 PM
Hi Flatism,
cool, you even saved the weight of the paint of your frame!  :P
I also like titanium parts. I have a few bolts here and there and crank spindles and front axles (14 mm). I like the colour of "raw" titanium, but for a black bike I wanted black bolts and burnished bolts became rusty after some time in most cases. When I found a shop which offers black titanium bolts, I started to buy these step by step. So I have some titanium bolts in areas where the weight saving is no reason at all, I just bought them because of the black colour... The will to have black parts is the reason that I do not use titanium spindle bolts for example (I haven't found these in black yet).
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on January 29, 2020, 01:32:07 AM
I guess TLC have them already in black. They also have black ti for stem, hubs, brakes
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: a08 on February 02, 2020, 03:54:26 AM
My old street/park bike had Ti spokes, GDH 19mm spindle, GDH 14mm axle, front button head bolts, sprocket bolt and stem bolts

Can find some pics if anyone is interested..

I had the bike for so long it just sort of happened over time
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on February 03, 2020, 05:21:59 AM
Hey Ao8,


how does the ti spokes going?
I am actually planning to get those as well but heard many bad comments about it.
 :beer:
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Flatism® on February 03, 2020, 10:29:05 AM
Hey Ao8,


how does the ti spokes going?
I am actually planning to get those as well but heard many bad comments about it.
 :beer:
Probably fine for Flatland riding alone?
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: anthony on February 03, 2020, 09:43:38 PM
for flatland the Ti spokes are a NO NO, the flex from the side positions is the problem, for park and racing are ok...Double butted spokes are good enough for hard flatland and weight reduction.I might do an experiment with a bladed spokes and aluminum 7000 series nipples, (I currently have double butted spokes and those nipples) excellent strength and weight.
Maybe someone is using ti spokes for flatland and semi hard riding can share some knowledge....
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: a08 on February 03, 2020, 09:50:05 PM
Hey Ao8,


how does the ti spokes going?
I am actually planning to get those as well but heard many bad comments about it.
 :beer:

I never had any issues. I kept everything tight and dialed and rode a ton of park and street.. I even had them laced twice which people also say is a no no (the first time I had them laced to rims that didn’t have braking surfaces and later wanted to run brakes). I used hub guards so they wouldn’t get damaged grinding...  I rode very little flat back then.. landing into peg manuals or peg manual to pedals tricks was as close to riding flat with the set up I ever got.

Not sure how they’d do with a lot of side stress. Saving rotational weight makes a bike feel much lighter though so at some point Id like to try it.. maybe someone else has already
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: Rizalflatlander on March 06, 2020, 09:29:43 PM
I even thought of mixing them.. 18 Ti spokes and 18 Butted spokes laced.  ::)
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: DaddyCool on March 08, 2020, 11:25:55 AM
That's a cool idea! Best of both worlds?
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
Post by: jerky on March 18, 2020, 08:20:04 PM
When I found a shop which offers black titanium bolts, I started to buy these step by step. So I have some titanium bolts in areas where the weight saving is no reason at all, I just bought them because of the black colour... The will to have black parts is the reason that I do not use titanium spindle bolts for example (I haven't found these in black yet).




I know someone mentioned TLC having black crank axle bolts but I didn't recall seeing a specific mention of what kind of cranks you have. If you happen to run Profiles with a GDH axle an eBay seller has ones in black along quite a selection of crank bolts for other makes/models. The seller's name is riceray619


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Diabolic-titanium-hollow-grade-5-spindle-bolts-fits-profile-madera-GDH-cranks/261601244395 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Diabolic-titanium-hollow-grade-5-spindle-bolts-fits-profile-madera-GDH-cranks/261601244395)


NOTE: I have no association with the seller nor have I actually purchased anything from them at this time. I'm just passing on what I had found I found when I started exploring that Ti rabbit hole.
Title: Re: Post your Titanium set-ups here...
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