onza-alex Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 What do you think of the new charge trials bike? i bet it would cost a fair bit but thats what you pay for ti http://www.chargebikes.com/news/news.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 If you are looking for opinions there is a huuuge thread in members chat about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicks Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 shes a ugly bugger int she Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Looks like a leeson 24'' job but with 26'' wheels and then mad ein lovly Ti. Mind Ti is now stupidly over priced for anyhting MTB wise so i'd stick with alloy or steal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 It's over-priced for pretty much anything now due to the global shortage of Ti though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The current ti frames are no more expensive than they were years ago though so it dosent seem to have affected them that much. It's a shame you cant get middleburn 16t bashes in ti anymore, mine is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The current ti frames are no more expensive than they were years ago though so it dosent seem to have affected them that much. It's a shame you cant get middleburn 16t bashes in ti anymore, mine is fantastic. Middleburn Super Pro guards, RNC (who make BMX ti parts), various BMX companies who make Ti spindles, axles and drivers and so on - they're all gone as a result of it... Perhaps companies who make Ti frames are just taking less of a cut out of it now so they can maintain the same RRP? People are usually skeptical about buying Ti frames simply 'cos of the extra price, so they probably realised that charging more wouldn't go down at all well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 ... Perhaps companies who make Ti frames are just taking less of a cut out of it now so they can maintain the same RRP? Yeah thats what i was thinking, presumably it is easier for a frame company to lose a bit of profit margin and stay in buisness than a company producing smaller and less expensive parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Most that did ti have moved to carbon fiber like trek and Spechalized and few others.Think ti bolts will stick but anyhting eles nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Titanium isnt going to stop being used, maybe on bikes but in aviation and other specialist (i.e. expensive...) applications it will still be required for the special qualities it has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 i love it! i want one lol. looks like Quite a nice stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A!! Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I really like that frame, looks lovely. I think it's just the fact that after using seat-lesss, high bb rise frames that a bike like that is more of a reality check, showing just how nice the less extreme designs look. Although i have liked bikes styled like that for a long time, they just seem to look more classy and less in your face then many of the recent trials bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Braker Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 It's over-priced for pretty much anything now due to the global shortage of Ti though?I was told there is a 2 year shortage of carbon fibre due to all those bigger planes being built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I was told there is a 2 year shortage of carbon fibre due to all those bigger planes being built.Dosent surprise me too much.You would be amazed how much carbon fibre modern aircraft use, for example the raf/ navy's "new" merlin helicopter is pretty much totally made from carbon fibre... I was shocked when i first saw a dissasembled one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby James124 Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Isnt that the same frame as Chris Akrigg has just got?? Looks very nice. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Isnt that the same frame as Chris Akrigg has just got??It is...Someone felt the need to cross post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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