Perhaps a silly question?

[davidphilips]

Any one know how to tell a titanium frame from an alloy ? Reason i ask is theres a titanium bike on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Titanium...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Looks very cheap and i know some one that would be interested in buying it if it is a titanium frame and not an alloy bike that is titanium look a like?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Looks like titanium.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

The thing that makes me think it is probably titanium rather than aluminium is that the derailleur hanger is an integral part of the frame not a seperate component.

 

[rogerzilla]

Titanium is usually greyish, sometimes with a faint yellow tinge. Aluminium is just silver in colour.

 

[Markymark]

Set fire to it and see if it melts at 1,668 degrees.

 

[Globalti]

Looks like old titanium in need of a good polish.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Look at the welds. Pigeon sh1tte = alloy, relatively tidy = titanium.

 

[Cycleops]

Rest of it looks quality. If you found out it's alloy and not a tit you could return it due to false description. Frames welds are untidy but still could be as described due to stamped/cast rear dropout without hanger. No makers decals which is odd.
Sending Second class post, that could be fun.

 

[Drago]

The welds are liable to be finer.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

It is absolutely, definitely, alloy. That's a certainty.

 

[boydj]

It does look like titanium, but the age of the bike would suggest otherwise. I would think the bike originated back when aluminium bikes first hit the market when they used smaller, but thicker, tubes than you'll get on a modern aluminium bike.

 

[Spiderweb]

Looks like a painted alloy frame to me.

 

[Drago]

Thqrs allot for sure, and likely not a terribly exciting one that that. The only titanium is the light weight and tensile strength of the sellers bullpois.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

It is absolutely, definitely, alloy. That's a certainty.

I concur, but what flavour?

 

[Spiderweb]

Any idea what this circular looking washer thing is on the down Tube?
It doesn’t look like fixing points for down tube shifters, don’t know what it is?