Scandium

[Twister_Ken]

Just read a review of a mountain bike with a frame made from aluminium (It's not unusual ©Tom Jones) alloyed with scandium (now that's unusual). Quoted advantages over plain vanilla ali include much higher strength allowing sections to be thinner.

Anyone heard of Scandi-Ali spars being built?

 

[Sans Bateau]

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Scandi-Ali

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Swedish Arab?

 

[Lakesailor]

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Little is yet known about the toxicity of scandium; therefore it should be handled with care.

[/ QUOTE ] Think I'll stick with something a bit more benign.
Scandium

 

[Twister_Ken]

"Think I'll stick with something a bit more benign."

Wasn't planning to eat it!

 

[StugeronSteve]

Is it Scandi-less to own a mountain bike without this stuff?

 

[Aardee]

Which bike is it???

 

[Twister_Ken]

On-One Scandal.

Review is in the current CTC magazine.

 

[Aardee]

Oooo...I like On-One's. Nearly bought a Pomp last year in a moment of madness.

 

[Aardee]

/Cringe/ You can get your own coat for that one /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Lakesailor]

Quite suprised that the prices were not over the top. There's a bike shop in Kendal with bikes at £2300 in the window. My boat/trailer/engine/new sails didn't cost that.

 

[Aardee]

On-Ones are great bikes & great value!!

You can spend daft (GC1-esque...) amounts on a bike. Take a look Here

 

[fibz99]

so how much is that one

 

[Mirelle]

Titanium

I have a ti-frame mountain bike, which was not that expensive as I bought it to ride when I was living in China (clue - China, in the days of Mao, thought that titanium was a strategic metal - consequently they have plenty to make bespoke bikes out of...China has quite an active handbuilt bike industry as well as the mass production places. )

There are such things as titanium shackles, used on very posh offshore racers, but I've never seen a titanium spar.

The bike is probably indestructible, but it's not as nice to ride on the road as the 28 year old 10-speed Mercian Vincitore, which gets all sorts of admiring comments from old gits like me!

 

[Aardee]

If you mean the Scandium On-One, it's 200 quid for the frame.

 

[fibz99]

LakeSailor mentioned 2300 for a full bike, this Scandim On One that price range as a full bike?

 

[Aardee]

Nowhere near it. You could have one built with decent components for less than 750...

 

[Mirelle]

Oh, yeah, decent components.

Nobody ever buys a frame with decent components. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

You get the best frame you can possibly manage (see "Titanium") and hang cheap components off it cos you are now skint, and you plan to change them later. EG my Mercian is 28 years overdue for some brakes that will actually stop it! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BlueSkyNick]

scandium must be the singular of scandia - bet your life on it

 

[Twister_Ken]

My moment of madness was a trip to Chas Roberts. Picked the bike up from Croydon and rode it to Paris. And very nice it is too. So are the bike, and Paris.

 

[JKay]

the reviews of Poshbikes says you easily spend up to£25k

on one have a full carbon for£2k that looks the dogs

makes my Marin seem cheap

cheers Joe