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Old 11th January 2008   #1
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Looks nice...
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Old 11th January 2008   #2
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i would think ti would be a bit flexy for a track bike
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Old 11th January 2008   #3
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also is the guy on the top of the page rideing a left foot drive?
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Old 11th January 2008   #4
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chris crash:also is the guy on the top of the page rideing a left foot drive?
Maybe the pic's been reversed...
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Old 11th January 2008   #5
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at least its not just in my mind
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Old 11th January 2008   #6
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chris crash:i would think ti would be a bit flexy for a track bike
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-materials.html#titanium
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Old 11th January 2008   #7
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chris crash:i would think ti would be a bit flexy for a track bike
It's not the material on it's own, but tubing choice, butting, frame design that determine the ride properties of the frame. I bet you'd notice a lot of difference between a CF track bike and a superlight CF hill climb bike in terms of flexiness, but it's got nothing to do with CF itself. Same goes for ti, alu, steel, bamboo, whatever
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Old 11th January 2008   #8
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but most other things being = you get more flex with ti, and yes you can use thicker tubes and a stiffer geo in a frame, but i still have the idea of it being flexable in my head...
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Old 11th January 2008   #9
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Which is why they use thinner walled tubing that's larger overall diameter.. so that all things are NOT equal. :)
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Old 11th January 2008   #10
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momentum is right. its about how you build it.
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