monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Just came accross this on Pijin... taking weight saving just a little far methinks?They've removed the actual cups which the headset bearings should sit in and left only the 45deg mating surface for them to rest on. How long before we see it on a trials bike or is it a bit OTT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 surely that only saves as much weight as taking your phone out of your pocket or something ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) it's just an integrated headset with the top removed,edit: had a better look at the picture Edited October 20, 2007 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 providing its done well, its a reasonably good idea.1)its all machined at the factory, to be at exactly the right angle. as opposed to getting a frame thats straight at the factory, then painted, and as the bit where the cups normallly sit are interior sides, coated in paint unevenly, then gettin a set of cups(i had a tioga headset once, that was totally on the piss, couldnt get it straight in 2 frames, assumed the frames came from a bad batch, then when i looked at the cups, i noticed how one was totally off), then you take the mis trained bike shop bloke fitting them, with his blunt worn facing tool(thats if its not installed with a wooden mallet by yourself, or some home made press constructed out of long bolts, big washers and some wood, hell facing tool, wats wrong with a file), and of course all that grease surrounding the cup to help it squeeze in, builds up on one side, and ends up with a slightly mis aligned headset. theres none of that2)providing the surface is strong, there shouldnt be any problem with durability, how often do headest cups flare these days, and when they do, theyve often been through several frames before they do. 3) takes out that weak point where the cup sits in the frame(hey if somethings got to bend, itll bend and flex there, slowing using the cup as a tool to flare out the headtube.none of that, as theres no join/leverage between the cup and the frame as there one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 A mate in rampworx has a 2lb Titanium frame...£600, but free as he went to woodward and the plane f**ked his frame so with some "enthusiastic" descriptions of the damage, came home with the Ti frame lolBongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 is that the reaper and how long's it lasted?eskimoo has a Ti frame but it weighs 3.5lb so it isn't all bendy. the best weight saving idea I've heard recently is this post-weld heat-treating they're doing, sub 4lb cromoly frames that don't cost 500quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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