LEON Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 After seeing someone with Ti caliper & adaptor bolts at Tarty Days I've gone all rainbow titanium, All I need now is some rainbow Pro 2 axle bolts, I've checked Stan on Tarty but they only come in silver, Ebay gave no joy either, any ideas? Maybe some car brands do flashy bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Pro bolt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack1987 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) After seeing someone with Ti caliper & adaptor bolts at Tarty Days I've gone all rainbow titanium, All I need now is some rainbow Pro 2 axle bolts, I've checked Stan on Tarty but they only come in silver, Ebay gave no joy either, any ideas? Maybe some car brands do flashy bits? Check Tarty again I think you will be presently surprised Edited May 29, 2015 by jack1987 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) What a retard lol. Cheers Jack! Not sure how I missed that. Ordered! Edited May 29, 2015 by LEON 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Haha, Flipp's only just put them on the site in the last few minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 but the T50 bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Haha, Flipp's only just put them on the site in the last few minutes I was gonna say, I had a bloody good look! lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 While I'm here, how suitable are ti bolts for things like axles, stems, brake caliper & adaptors? I know it's not as strong as steel but by a big enough margin to worry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff costello Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 probably not what you're looking for but profile racing does have titanium axles: link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) While I'm here, how suitable are ti bolts for things like axles, stems, brake caliper & adaptors? I know it's not as strong as steel but by a big enough margin to worry? You do realise that 6al4v titanium has a UTS of 950 MPa? A high tensile steel bolt (grade 8.8) has a UTS of 880 MPa, not sure what grade most of the cheese bolts used in the bicycle industry but I don't think they're much above gr8.8 edit: make sure you have plenty of copperslip on there though! Edited June 5, 2015 by forteh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 As above, have worked well for me, never broken one in probably 5 or 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Well that's reassuring! No I didn't realise any of that lol, several people have told me they've had really bad experiences with Ti bolts, these are grade 5 (I think) Ti alloy bolts, I have the Stan M10 rear axle ones and several m6 bolts mainly on stem, brake adaptors/calipers, these are the ones I'm most worried about. So caliper & adaptor bolts are good to go? I'd hate to break some major parts for the sake of being a tart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Yep, good to go. The people who tell you otherwise likely have no control over how much torque they are applying to their fixings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Well that's nice to hear They're so light that it's just hard to believe they're that strong! Forteh..the copperslip...will anything else do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I've used (and still use) a bunch of different Ti bolts on my bike, and I generally just use whatever grease I have lying around. Think it's some lithium grease that's currently stopping my rear axle bolts and axle becoming one, and it was the same stuff I used for my dinky stem bolts before too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ok cool, ta, I'll grease them all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Grade 5 titanium is 6al4v so you're good for strength Generally a proper anti seize paste will be better than plain grease as it will have a heavy particle load that acts as a sliding barrier between the materials to prevent galling. When the carrier grease finally dries/washes out the particles remain and will allow you to undo the fixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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