Aluminum/Titanium Replacement Components

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I'm trying to locate an online shop where I can purchase aluminum
and/or titanium replacement components for my bike. Anyone know of any

places I can try? Thanks.

How about a local bike shop? Since you don't list what components you want
to change, they would probably be the best to ask. FYI, most bicycle
components are made out of aluminium. IF your bike came with steel
(cro-moly) components, then its probably a pretty low end bike and may not
be worth up grading. Find a shop near you and talk with them.

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I'm trying to locate an online shop where I can purchase aluminum
and/or titanium replacement components for my bike. Anyone know of any

places I can try? Thanks.

Try here.

http://www.xacd.com.cn/

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I'm trying to locate an online shop where I can purchase aluminum
and/or titanium replacement components for my bike. Anyone know of any

places I can try? Thanks.

http://www.srp-usa.com/

Jeff

Try this one for bolts and nuts.

http://www.titaniumfasteners.com/shop/?page=info/plseread

cel

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I'm trying to locate an online shop where I can purchase aluminum
and/or titanium replacement components for my bike. Anyone know of any

places I can try? Thanks.

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Quoted message said:

I'm trying to locate an online shop where I can purchase aluminum
and/or titanium replacement components for my bike. Anyone know of any
places I can try? Thanks.

Try google. I hope you are very careful when you chose which parts to
replace. With some parts it is foolish to swap out steel for another
material.
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Alex

bfd said:

IF your bike came with steel (cro-moly) components, then its
probably a pretty low end bike and may not be worth up grading.

Very few steel bike components are made of CrMo alloy. I can think of
only certain stems, handlebars, cranks, and a few seatposts-- and most
of those are top-shelf items.

The BMX world boasts a few parts (for instance one-piece cranks) that
are cheap and junky but often made of CrMo. But most cheap steel
components are made out of cheap steel. Mild (aka "high tensile"😉
steel is tough like CrMo alloy but not nearly as strong.

Chalo Colina

Chalo said:

components are made out of cheap steel. Mild (aka "high tensile"😉
steel is tough like CrMo alloy but not nearly as strong.

Since when is mild steel the same thing as high-tensile steel?

Kinky Cowboy*

*Batteries not included
May contain traces of nuts
Your milage may vary

Kinky Cowboy said:

Quoted message said:

components are made out of cheap steel. Mild (aka "high tensile"😉
steel is tough like CrMo alloy but not nearly as strong.

Since when is mild steel the same thing as high-tensile steel?

Since bike manufacturers deemed it so. The specific alloy I have most
often seen designated "high tensile" is 1020 steel, which is a plain
carbon steel of 0,20% carbon content. That's mild steel by anybody's
definition of mild.

Chalo

Chalo said:

Kinky Cowboy said:

Quoted message said:

components are made out of cheap steel. Mild (aka "high tensile"😉
steel is tough like CrMo alloy but not nearly as strong.

Since when is mild steel the same thing as high-tensile steel?

Since bike manufacturers deemed it so. The specific alloy I have most
often seen designated "high tensile" is 1020 steel, which is a plain
carbon steel of 0,20% carbon content. That's mild steel by anybody's
definition of mild.

Yep, that's mild alright. You might have pointed out that your "aka"
referred to marketing lies, not common understanding. In the olden
days, Reynolds had the decency to market their entry level tube as SMS
(Seamless Mild Steel)

Kinky Cowboy*

*Batteries not included
May contain traces of nuts
Your milage may vary

Kinky Cowboy said:

Chalo said:

Kinky Cowboy said:

>components are made out of cheap steel. Mild (aka "high tensile"😉
>steel is tough like CrMo alloy but not nearly as strong.

Since when is mild steel the same thing as high-tensile steel?

Since bike manufacturers deemed it so. The specific alloy I have most
often seen designated "high tensile" is 1020 steel, which is a plain
carbon steel of 0,20% carbon content. That's mild steel by anybody's
definition of mild.

Yep, that's mild alright. You might have pointed out that your "aka"
referred to marketing lies, not common understanding. In the olden
days, Reynolds had the decency to market their entry level tube as SMS
(Seamless Mild Steel)

That's why there's "" around it.

Jasper