titianum scooter

[Wakebrdrkid1]

is there anyone whos made a titianum scooter deck or is it just a huge waste of money

 

[Scooter Mcgee]

nope because no one would buy it but maybe theres a one off one around

 

[gorrilaman]

Its a waste of money. The price will be very very expensive and its better to just buy a Terry Price Pro Model for a cheaper price.

 

[farmboy uk]

im trying to Ti up my scoot but its hella expensive and for parts you need to know someone that can work it. I donts know anyone

i want a Ti headtube but meh it will never happen

Edit: Ti bars are easy just buy some tubing the length you want and bolt it through

 

[seankane]

titanium bends alot easier than aluminum, so chances are you deck would bend if it was completely made out of titanium. ive seen it happen with titanium bmx frames.

 

[Scooter Mcgee]

true??

 

[Scooter Mcgee]

im trying to Ti up my scoot but its hella expensive and for parts you need to know someone that can work it. I donts know anyone

i want a Ti headtube but meh it will never happen

Edit: Ti bars are easy just buy some tubing the length you want and bolt it through

thats my goal now but no barends. ccaannnttt wwaaiitt ffoorr mmyyy mmiiccrrroo!!!!!!!!...!!!

 

[Eric Magray]

Scewtar Mcgee there is an edit button rriiigghhttt aaaabbbooooooouuuuuuttttt tttttthhhhhhheeeeerrrrrreeeee^^^
its the one with the pencil and paper, but its only on your posts.

titanium bends alot easier than aluminum, so chances are you deck would bend if it was completely made out of titanium. ive seen it happen with titanium bmx frames.

wrong titanium is stronger than aluminum but its pointless since 1 Ti is mad expensive and 2 aluminum is lighter anyway

the reason you see it on bmx frames is because frames are made of steel and steel is stronger than Ti

 

[farmboy uk]

Ti is stronger but it bends easier

 

[Eric Magray]

than aluminum?

 

[Brian Boston]

Yup, Sean knows what hes talking about.

 

[farmboy uk]

for sure, everyone thinks because its stronger its less flexable, not true

 

[Eric Magray]

wow i wouldve never thought that

 

[Pete Pachota]

Machining titanium would be death, not only because the need of super drill bits and other machines, Ive also heard that it's a bitch to weld.

 

[Dom]

Needs to be braized I think, rather than welded, not sure, only someone with the proper tools can do a half decent job of machiniing something from Ti.

Ti is very strong and light, but also very malleable, hence the reason it is easy to bend. Less cracking though.

 

[Eric Magray]

Machining titanium would be death, not only because the need of super drill bits and other machines, Ive also heard that it's a bitch to weld.

me friend in metal shop tells me that he asked if they could make stuff out of Ti but they cant, it needs to be welded and cooled in an enviorment without oxygen because of how reactive it is and that it might explode or something

 

[Wakebrdrkid1]

haha k guess theres no reason to even think about making one. thats wierd its flexible tho

 

[Jordan Jasa]

I never knew this about Ti, wow you learn something new everyday. If it was me I would just reinforce things instead of making Ti parts. It would be cheaper.

 

[gorrilaman]

I am trying to reinforce my fork with a titanium pipe. Titanium is hard to scratch , flex but strong. Airbourne or something is a titanium MTB bike company which sells frame. Light , strong , anti scratch.

 

[Wakebrdrkid1]

thats a hella good idea to reinforce ur fork but its still so expensive and im not that gnarcore yes gnarcore.. so t tube is fine for me