[Steve M]

Yeah, that is why the rear end of the Bugatti Veyron is held together by just 14 Ti bolts trolololol

Inb4 the sh1tstorm

I can pretty much guarantee you two things:
1. The structure of the Veyron has a significant safety margin (first off, it's a production car, and secondly, it weighs nearly 2000kg). You CAN make Ti bolts work, but it's not a great idea to replace highly stressed hi-ten steel bolts of a specific size with titanium.
2. They aren't using all-thread on those Ti bolts.

 

[no skid marks]

I can pretty much guarantee you two things:
1. The structure of the Veyron has a significant safety margin (first off, it's a production car, and secondly, it weighs nearly 2000kg). You CAN make Ti bolts work, but it's not a great idea to replace highly stressed hi-ten steel bolts of a specific size with titanium.
2. They aren't using all-thread on those Ti bolts.

The Ti bolts would also probably be larger than they would be if they were steel.

 

[sethimus]

and the Chunked stem/crowns are great.

was looking into them the other day for my 888, can you recommend the crowns?

 

[tacubaya]

I can pretty much guarantee you two things:
1. The structure of the Veyron has a significant safety margin (first off, it's a production car, and secondly, it weighs nearly 2000kg). You CAN make Ti bolts work, but it's not a great idea to replace highly stressed hi-ten steel bolts of a specific size with titanium.
2. They aren't using all-thread on those Ti bolts.

Here they are.

 

[Udi]

lucky they used those instead of mild steel huh?

 

[tacubaya]

lucky they used those instead of mild steel huh?

Lol!!

 

[- seb]

All four of them on my stem only snapped when I crashed. I got up and my bars were hanging from the bike. Thank god I wasn't hurt. In addition to several of the remaining Ti bolts being frozen at the end of that season (despite being anti-siezed) and ruining a nice set of Boxxer crowns, I concluded they're pretty much the biggest waste of money in downhill IMO.

I don't use them in my boxxer crowns any more. Constantly siezed however clean/copperslipped they were. Something to do with the material I presume, dunno. Steel there for me now.

 

[- seb]

You guys have way too much time and money on your hands to debate this type of sh!t. 6 grams? Just shave your balls or force out a turd before your race run.

Says the man who just joined the debate

 

[- seb]

just like the brits and any single thing that comes out of the UK...nuke proof, Orange, etc....ZOMG it's the dogs bollocks!!!!!

Believe it or not we don't all ride hoped-up oranges. I have a canadian frame, american forks/hubs/rims/post, japanese gears, italian brakes.

That said, I do have a Hope stem, and I do think it rocks. So sue me

 

[HardtailHack]

I'm surprised hollow steel bolts don't make more appearances on bikes, I'd run them over Ti any day.

 

[blackohio]

meh, 220/221, whatever it takes

/end thread


Anytime a Mr.Mom or Fletch quote can be worked into an argument the argument is absolutely ended.

 

[blackohio]

while i love thomson seatposts and that's what i run, the one part of a bike that i never think about regardless of what i'm running is a seatpost, period....

thomson, sdg, race face, ****ty oe spec...whatever it is, i usually pay no mind because lets face it, compared to some other parts on a bike these days it can't be too hard to engineer a seatpost that works

right after I got my Evil built it up and realized seatpost size was different and needed a seatpost super fast for a ride that day. Went to performance and bought their house brand seatpost. Mind you this was a DH bike so post wasnt up high at all. Tearing down a trail and hit a little step-up that had tree climb crossing it, hit it way too hot and hit my helmet of the treelimb. It ripped me straight off the bike. Now either during this action or the tumble of the bike seatpost sheared off at the seatpost tube. clean break, straight across. bummed.

From then on out, I bought a thomson masterpiece and haven't thought twice about it. For me the cost difference and the feeling of a lack of security from Ti isnt worth swapping over. Im not a industrial engineer, have no real facts but it's just a feeling and a place I dont ever want to put my face into.

 

[tacubaya]

right after I got my Evil built it up and realized seatpost size was different and needed a seatpost super fast for a ride that day. Went to performance and bought their house brand seatpost. Mind you this was a DH bike so post wasnt up high at all. Tearing down a trail and hit a little step-up that had tree climb crossing it, hit it way too hot and hit my helmet of the treelimb. It ripped me straight off the bike. Now either during this action or the tumble of the bike seatpost sheared off at the seatpost tube. clean break, straight across. bummed.

From then on out, I bought a thomson masterpiece and haven't thought twice about it. For me the cost difference and the feeling of a lack of security from Ti isnt worth swapping over. Im not a industrial engineer, have no real facts but it's just a feeling and a place I dont ever want to put my face into.