Milzy
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This is what I thought. The paste or grease could just cause it to slip more.
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Indeed.
However, you do need a very strong seat collar and bolt done up very tight to stop slippage.
Be very carful with Ti/Ti interfaces, everything needs to be spotless, it picks up very easy, we used to fit Ti sleeves on Ti pump shafts, I have seen more than one brand new sleeve and shaft bond solid, with machining the only way to part them.
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I do take the post out every now and again just to make sure, but not regular. Not even once a year. I give it a wipe and put back in. But as I said, have never had any problems.
GuyBoden
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Kind of Blue.
I've been getting the parts for this together for quite a while, I might have finished. It's a Sabbath Ti Silk Route touring frame.
I've been getting the parts for this together for quite a while, I might have finished. It's a Sabbath Ti Silk Route touring frame.
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Mine is also assembled dry.
silvervanplumberman
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Here is my Merlin framed titanium bike that I built up earlier this year.
Bought the frame of a well known auction site and fitted it out with many spares from out of the shed. Only new bits on it are the front mech, the tan walls, bar tape, seat post and stem.
Mostly 105 running gear. It has turned into my go to bike.
Bought the frame of a well known auction site and fitted it out with many spares from out of the shed. Only new bits on it are the front mech, the tan walls, bar tape, seat post and stem.
Mostly 105 running gear. It has turned into my go to bike.
Thats a gorgeous looking bike. Loving the gum wall tyres.
Merlin you say? In house or made by another company. Similar to when Planet X used to use rebadged Van Nicks and Lynsky's.
Milzy
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Forget your fancy super bikes, this is my kind of bike.
silvervanplumberman
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Merlin bikes are a US company who make there own frames and I believe specialise in titanium. www.merlinbikes.com
Not to be confused with www.merlincycles.com who sell everything to do with cycling.
That was my initial thought, but then looked into it a bit more. I believe they are quite well respected in the titanium bike frame world.
Aha. Thanks for the info.
I'm not sure how but I seem to have missed this thread until now 
I've just spent the last 10 minutes browsing through page after page of shiny titanium, time well spent 
I joined the unofficial Ti owners club in September '19 when I picked up my new frameset from the lbs to build up at home. She's a cracking bike, definitely a keeper 😄
I've just spent the last 10 minutes browsing through page after page of shiny titanium, time well spent I joined the unofficial Ti owners club in September '19 when I picked up my new frameset from the lbs to build up at home. She's a cracking bike, definitely a keeper 😄
GuyBoden
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Do you need carbon paste on a carbon seatpost that's going into a Ti frame?
I think that the finish on the blue coloured carbon seatpost, I've just got in the post, is some kind of paint.
(I've always thought that saddlepost, would be a better description, not seatpost.)
I suppose its related to what you call a bike seat, I have always called it a bike seat, (I know some people call them saddles) so seatpost is my preferred description.
Saddles are found on horses.
