TOMAS":3nsnxydt said:Nearly forgot! I'm mid-way through building this DBR Axis TT ('94 I believe), which is bang on 1500g...
M-Power":17443cyp said:TOMAS":17443cyp said:Nearly forgot! I'm mid-way through building this DBR Axis TT ('94 I believe), which is bang on 1500g...
One of the most underrated Ti frames ever Stiff as it needs to be yet with that lovely Ti forgiveness Alu doesn't have.
TOMAS":1nyp0f57 said:M-Power":1nyp0f57 said:TOMAS":1nyp0f57 said:Nearly forgot! I'm mid-way through building this DBR Axis TT ('94 I believe), which is bang on 1500g...
One of the most underrated Ti frames ever Stiff as it needs to be yet with that lovely Ti forgiveness Alu doesn't have.
Looking forward to getting it finished over this Autumn and taking it on its maiden voyage, I've got a Raleigh Torus XT too that's full welded Ti from the same year and the difference/quality of workmanship is well, LEAGUES apart!
M-Power":f7xtpf53 said:IRRC those Raleigh Torus frames were made from a lower grade of Russian Ti. A legacy of the break up of the USSR. The US Sandvik made Ti frames of that era are works of art.
ishaw":2hkaf04j said:Pretty sure that Russian ti/raleigh BS has been put to bed by someone who worked there at the time.
Was the ti produced by IMI or Timet? I forget which, but certainly not made from melted down Russian Migs as the story I've heard suggests.