# Titanium!

**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543
**Category:** eBay finds
**Created:** [June 21, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543 "2012-06-21T01:50:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![erle](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@erle](https://fixed.org.au/u/erle)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/1 "2012-06-21T01:50:16Z")

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[TITANIUM ROAD BIKE -FULL ULTEGRA -56cm -MAVIC WHEELS | eBay](http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TITANIUM-ROAD-BIKE-FULL-ULTEGRA-56cm-MAVIC-WHEELS-/271002565029?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item3f1902f9a5#ht_561wt_1188)

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### Author: ![whatever\_really](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/whatever_really/32/564_2.png) [@whatever\_really](https://fixed.org.au/u/whatever_really)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/2 "2012-06-21T02:07:24Z")

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Coolum is my home town, don’t know the bike though.

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### Author: ![jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/jaseyjase/32/187_2.png) [@jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/u/jaseyjase)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/3 "2012-06-21T06:19:24Z")

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why dont ti frames come with ti forks? sigh.

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### Author: ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/4 "2012-06-21T06:56:42Z")

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They exist, but they’re not a good idea.

Stiffness, cost, complexity, clearance…

Better to get a carbon fork. Lighter & cheaper.

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### Author: ![jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/jaseyjase/32/187_2.png) [@jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/u/jaseyjase)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/5 "2012-06-21T09:09:05Z")

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> [@Blakey](#):
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> They exist, but they’re not a good idea.
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> Stiffness, cost, complexity, clearance…
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> Better to get a carbon fork. Lighter & cheaper.

but not matchy matchy =(

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### Author: ![icecream](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@icecream](https://fixed.org.au/u/icecream)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/titanium/57543/6 "2012-06-21T15:06:34Z")

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and also ugly.

i assume there’s no reason you couldn’t run a steel fork?