X - Lite Titanium Pro / Trimmel Forks **Pic Update 28/06**
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Forgot to say - lovely bike! Always loved these forks and the frames are well finished and solid and the perfect compliment to the funky forks.
A guy I worked with many moons in the bike trade ago build a Kona Hei Hei with a set of these forks and a polished XTR group. Just looked fantastic.
In this Jubilee year surely the only option is to build with red silver and blue X-lite parts, hope hubs, middleburns and Sachs parts (well, by rights Germany should be part of the Colonies after their failure in 'International Unpleasantness' I and II, and the Queen's part German anyway...)
A guy I worked with many moons in the bike trade ago build a Kona Hei Hei with a set of these forks and a polished XTR group. Just looked fantastic.
In this Jubilee year surely the only option is to build with red silver and blue X-lite parts, hope hubs, middleburns and Sachs parts (well, by rights Germany should be part of the Colonies after their failure in 'International Unpleasantness' I and II, and the Queen's part German anyway...)
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Gorgeous.
Dream bike build for me! What size seat post does it take?...
Dream bike build for me! What size seat post does it take?...
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Hmm...
I've a 27.2 X lite Metal Matrix post, I wasn't looking to sell it, but it would match that frame beautifully...
You can get shims the right size off e-bay...
PM me if you're interested in doing a deal.
I've a 27.2 X lite Metal Matrix post, I wasn't looking to sell it, but it would match that frame beautifully...
You can get shims the right size off e-bay...
PM me if you're interested in doing a deal.
Paul_Smiffy_Smith
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Bars...
The bars are straight in shape and straight gauge Titanium. 22.2mm diameter.
I have a pair, but unfortunately they're in my X-Lite forks that I won from Rex (Trimnell) after a gentleman's bet, and they're simply worth too much to me purely for the memories they bring back. (For those who might not know, Rex was the founder of X-Lite, and passed away in 2004 - I still miss the grumpy bugger).
What I can suggest though is that you might be able to source a length of 22.2mm tube from Enigma bikes. As they have quite handy stocks of odd lengths of Ti kicking around. There is also a company called Dynamic Metals who hold stocks of Grade 9 (3AL2.5V) in the UK, though I've no idea on the sizes they stock.
Also... I'm pretty sure that I have, somewhere, a red 28.6 X-Lite post (probably pink by now). I'm away in Italy at Colnago for a few days, but when I get back I'll have a dig around. If I still have it, it's yours.
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Smiffy
The bars are straight in shape and straight gauge Titanium. 22.2mm diameter.
I have a pair, but unfortunately they're in my X-Lite forks that I won from Rex (Trimnell) after a gentleman's bet, and they're simply worth too much to me purely for the memories they bring back. (For those who might not know, Rex was the founder of X-Lite, and passed away in 2004 - I still miss the grumpy bugger).
What I can suggest though is that you might be able to source a length of 22.2mm tube from Enigma bikes. As they have quite handy stocks of odd lengths of Ti kicking around. There is also a company called Dynamic Metals who hold stocks of Grade 9 (3AL2.5V) in the UK, though I've no idea on the sizes they stock.
Also... I'm pretty sure that I have, somewhere, a red 28.6 X-Lite post (probably pink by now). I'm away in Italy at Colnago for a few days, but when I get back I'll have a dig around. If I still have it, it's yours.
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Smiffy
