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phixx
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 Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:03pm Post subject: Chromo or Aluminium? |
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Just out of interest, all you hardtail riders out there doing jumps/dh/bsx/street type stuff, what is your frame made of? and why did you choose to go chromo/alloy?
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keewee
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:15pm Post subject: |
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100% steel all the way
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Dazzle
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:20pm Post subject: |
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I've broken both steel and alu frames. You can build strong bikes with either material. You can build light bikes with either material.
The mode of failure of both materials is where the critical difference is.
Alu develops fine/hard to see cracks, which then oxidise becoming harder to see, until one day "SNAP" and you are walking (if you are lucky) out of the forest with a bike in two halves.
Steel usualy deforms before it gives. When cracks develop they are more visible than alu. Both of these give you a better indicator of "time to replace before it goes SNAP", hence why I prefer steel.
That, and its much easier to find someone to fix up a steel frame than alu.
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Crnkin
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:20pm Post subject: |
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mines alloy but not all by choice, I have ordered a keewee stealth, so it will change soon. The main realong is strength and rewelding properties, and also price
If i had the money I'd by an Intense Tazer hardtail though, alloy monocoque, ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhh
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barracuda_butcher
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:36pm Post subject: |
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well i voted for alu, even tho i dont have a hardtail at the mo, when i did, it was alu, but i have an alu road bike and an alu rigid.
reason for buying al, it was a free replacement upgrade for the hardtail, and both the roadbike and rigid cost me nothing.
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Crnkin
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:40pm Post subject: |
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Fair enough then!!!
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keewee
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:46pm Post subject: |
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mot of the time the alu frams weigh the same or more so thats y i like steel plus it feels more lively
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Crnkin
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 6:48pm Post subject: |
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thats only because of the simple designs that most steel bikes have.
The first time I saw a DMR i thought it was some (Crnkin) Kmart brand, and i thought it was ugly, now its just simple
Which works so why change it?
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Percy Pig
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 7:22pm Post subject: |
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Mine's alloy,just cos its a cool frame(of course it is,its a Kona!!  ),and it was cheep,and way stiffer than the old budget cromo Fire Mountain that was its predecessor!! 
Mind you I swapped that frame for an Avid disc set,so it came in handy eventually!! 
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K-Bizzle
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 8:38pm Post subject: |
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mines alloy, mmm da bomb xlr8 with 7 manitous up front.....for while till my spesh's painted
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Tim
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 8:49pm Post subject: |
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u getting it painted again? or talking about what u did when you had it painted? 
yeah i go chromo, and ive snapped both 
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K-Bizzle
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 8:55pm Post subject: |
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na im painting it again so it looks all good cause im going to sell it soon.
speaking of my forks ill have to get em serviced this week
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Tim
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 8:56pm Post subject: |
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what colour? lol just so long as it doesnt look like a moto, right?
get it camo painted like ure da bomb
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jeremyb
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 9:39pm Post subject: |
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Steel all the way 
Alloy frames give a harsher ride, steel feels a bit more supple, caress it gently and dip your fingers in oil and rub them across the 
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K-Bizzle
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| Posted: Sun 25/May/03 9:44pm Post subject: |
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| Hardtail Hussa wrote: | what colour? lol just so long as it doesnt look like a moto, right?
get it camo painted like ure da bomb |
it doesnt look like a moto, never has, never will.
motos didnt have rear disk mounts, they had a blue swing arm, they had V-brake mounts mine doesnt, they didnt have tihs all shock adjustablility, they didnt have a fox vannila shock either.
its getting painted white, staright white
camo would look stupid, im trying to sell it not care people away
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