Non-issues are what the internets were made for!!! Bring it on!
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 12:33 PM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Yeah I've seen my share of broken titanium bits, including a frame > which snapped at the heat-tube. The main property that attracts me > to it though is it's lack of fatigue-limit, which for a well-designed > part can mean indefinite lifespan. Of course, aluminum parts are > usually so overengineered as to eliminate the consideration of fatigue- > limits from the equation, which is also why they can sometimes be > heavier than titanium parts even though Al is a lighter material. I > agree about the bolts being the most likely things to snap. For all > I know, that's what happened to my buddy in his incident! Again I > apologize for even bringing it up, it's, like, such a non-issue and > only betrays some kind of neurosis on my part... > > On Oct 24, 3:22 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > on 10/24/09 10:35 AM, newenglandbike at matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've toyed with the idea of a ti seatpost for my Bombadil. Not for > > > the weight-savings necessarily, but for the security. I've come down > > > pretty hard on the seat sometimes on slippery roots (have you ever > > > been violated by a B17?), and although I know the nitto Al post is > > > strong, I don't want to push it. I know a guy who broke his butt- > > > bone while riding down a paved bike path because his seatpost broke. > > > > I think you are much more likely to snap the mounting bolt or the saddle > > rails than you would be to break a seatpost. Both of those situations > can > > be pretty awkward, depending upon the rider's attention and reactions. > > > > And, I've definitely seen Ti break (bb spindles, saddle rails, bolts). > > That's not an unheard of occurence. > > > > If you are concerned about your seatpost, the two bolt Nitto post would > be > > my choice. Two bolts = half the stress on either. > > > > - Jim > > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > > "There were messengers who named their bikes, but Chevette never would > have > > done that, and somehow because she did think about it like it was > something > > alive." > > > > William Gibson - "Virtual Light" > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
