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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by jeffbee on Saturday May 21, 2022 @01:36AM (#31455520)
Right, scandium isn't a selling point any more because the market niche for aluminum in the high end disappeared. If you want a fancy metal bike you can get a titanium frame. If you just want objectively great performance you can get carbon. If you insist on something clearly obsolete, you can get chromoly. Where does that leave aluminum?
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by ohg on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:54AM (#31455841)
Chromoly, obsolete? I don't think so. Steel is real!
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by inglor_cz on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:29AM (#31455740)
Isn't most titanium sourced from Russia? (Ironically, that may include the titanium used in modern Western howitzers to make them lighter and helo-transportable.) If so, we may see some shortages in the future?
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by s0rce on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:45PM (#31460639)
According to wikipedia its from other countries China, Australia, Mozambique, Canada, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by HPsquared on Saturday May 21, 2022 @04:59AM (#31456371)
Similar story for the SR-71, it was mostly made of titanium sourced (indirectly of course) from the Soviet Union.
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by m463 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:44PM (#31460618)
I though arwwl was what you wanted on a reliable long distance touring bike, where weight wasn't much of a factor, but durability and flexibility was.
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Re:What Ever Happened to Scandium Bike Frames? (2016) by m463 on Monday May 23, 2022 @06:40PM (#31485747)
lol

arrwl --> steel

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