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sussex cyclist wrote: ↑23 Jul 2022, 4:53pm Head won over heart today after quite a battle. I am at peace. Thanks again for the contributions to this thread.

jimlews wrote: ↑23 Jul 2022, 5:38pm

sussex cyclist wrote: ↑23 Jul 2022, 4:53pm Head won over heart today after quite a battle. I am at peace. Thanks again for the contributions to this thread.

Do let us know what you bought.

PH wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 12:56pm

mig wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 11:23am what's the issue with making a front fork out of titanium? rarely, if ever seems to occur.

I think it's mostly a matter of cost/benefit, real or maybe perceived, as in adding a lot to the first without much to the second.
I think they're technically hard to get right, though not impossible, there's several options available, both OTP and custom. I had some from Enigma, though these were recalled and eventually they decided to refund rather than replace. So that bike had, ti, steel and carbon forks without anything else changing, I couldn't tell the difference.
EDIT - Burls used to offer ti forks, I don't know if they still do, I can't find them listed on their website. When I enquired abut a frameset some years ago, ti forks were three times the price of the steel equivalent.

rogerzilla wrote: ↑24 Jul 2022, 7:55am Bear in mind that track ends and rear rim brakes don't play together nicely. Track ends are parallel to the ground, not the rim, so the brake pads need checking and moving whenever you retension the chain.

Bikes with track ends usually have no rear brake or a rear disc brake (the latter is a faff too, but On-One do it).

UpWrong wrote: ↑24 Jul 2022, 8:12am

PH wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 12:56pm ...
I think it's mostly a matter of cost/benefit, real or maybe perceived, as in adding a lot to the first without much to the second....

My Brommie had Ti forks.

jb wrote: ↑28 Jun 2022, 11:09pm I'm heading in the Titanium direction because my steel frames seem to always rust badly under the top tube due to sweat. Some people are less corrosive so its horses for courses.

mail@nickavery.com wrote: ↑1 Aug 2022, 3:24pm Please flame me, but what is wrong with Aluminium?

PH wrote: ↑24 Jul 2022, 11:16am

UpWrong wrote: ↑24 Jul 2022, 8:12am

PH wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 12:56pm ...
I think it's mostly a matter of cost/benefit, real or maybe perceived, as in adding a lot to the first without much to the second....

My Brommie had Ti forks.

You must have liked them to be considering another set, in what way did you think it benefitted?
I'd consider Bromptons a special case, part of the advantage of lighter components is the reduced carrying weight.

UpWrong wrote: ↑10 Aug 2022, 11:36am
I'm commissioning some Ti forks for a Bacchetta Bella because Bacchetta are out of forks until 2023. Guess I could have commissioned steel forks but thought it worth the premium for something which is hopefully lighter and won't rust.

Sweep wrote: ↑10 Aug 2022, 5:11pm

UpWrong wrote: ↑10 Aug 2022, 11:36am
I'm commissioning some Ti forks for a Bacchetta Bella because Bacchetta are out of forks until 2023. Guess I could have commissioned steel forks but thought it worth the premium for something which is hopefully lighter and won't rust.

Have anyone's forks ever rusted away?
Both houses i have ever owned have had damp or worse garages. No rusted away forks yet.

sussex cyclist wrote: ↑23 Jul 2022, 4:53pm Head won over heart today after quite a battle. I am at peace. Thanks again for the contributions to this thread.