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12-22-2007, 07:34 AM
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Where to get Ti bolts?
A friend of mine is rebuilding his bike and getting rid of rusted bolts. He wants to replace them with titanium fasteners, but, not surprisingly, he can't find them at local bike shops. Where do y'all get titanium bike bolts?
A google search yields too many results to be helpful. Thanks.
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12-22-2007, 07:45 AM
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www.racebolts.com
You mentioned that bike shops here don't carry bolts. However, in Japan, many bike shops carry a large selection of titanium bolts - for good prices, too.
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12-22-2007, 08:14 AM
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these peeps got a bunch of Ti stuff too...
http://www.hyperbolts.com/catalog/in...3587d4cde52c04 |
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12-22-2007, 08:49 AM
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Thirsty
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Thanks guys. I can't imagine that Ti bolts would save a whole lot of weight, but I guess they do resist corrosion in contact with steel, so that's nice.
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12-22-2007, 09:59 AM
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12-22-2007, 10:47 AM
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I have Racebolts and these guys saved but have never used any of them
http://titaniumfasteners.com/shop/ http://www.xacd.com.cn/ (I emailed them for a price list. Pretty cheap stuff)
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12-22-2007, 06:24 PM
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actually, you can save a decent amount of weight by swapping out fasteners for Ti or Aluminum. weightweenies has a nice breakdown of that here:
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/articles.php?ID=16 total possible weight savings = 150g, thats a full third of a pound. of course, you'll pay a mint to get that, but for some people its worth it |
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12-22-2007, 06:31 PM
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We may have a few here and there, but no reall selection of ti bolts. Have any of you guys used ti bolts? How was the success? I have has so so luck, with more issues than steel bolts. The weight savings look good. |
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