Titanium full suss bikes

KirstinS

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Why are they like hens teeth to find when you can find both hard tail and full suss frames in every other commonly used material?

I cant find a good reason but I truly don't think its price
 

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KirstinS

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This kinda makes my point sw as those are mostly HT. I do know FS exist but they are very rare beast

I just wondered why
 

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maybe because Titanium bikes are made of round tubes, FS needs more specialised and complex shapes, unpratical and uneconomical to produce with titanium.
Imagine you have to make this frame in titanium:
 
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maybe because Titanium bikes are made of round tubes, FS needs more specialised and complex shapes, unpratical and uneconomical to produce with titanium.
Imagine you have to make this frame in titanium:
"It takes the AM machine about 16 hours to make a lug set for one bike, laying down about 3500 layers of titanium powder that’s melted by four lasers on to a titanium build plate"

 
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soundwave

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whoosh needs to buy a 3d ti 3d printer some mtb wheels would be epic pmsl

the cost of powered titanium may come down to three fourths of what it is now. It is currently, planning to set up a powdered titanium plant at the cost of $50 million to $500 million. 3D printed titanium parts have been most enthusiastically received in the aviation industry.

i could go 3000mph and my frame and wheels would not melt :p
 
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KirstinS

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maybe because Titanium bikes are made of round tubes, FS needs more specialised and complex shapes, unpratical and uneconomical to produce with titanium.
Imagine you have to make this frame in titanium:
Thank you. That seems to be the answer
 

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