[FONT="Arial"]Hello, Recently I purchased an old, old Manitou SX Ti fork. It is, or was a Shaun Palmer Special Edition and at one time it was green. Apparently the Ti signifies "Titanium". However, when I look at all of the unpainted parts on this fork they appear to be aluminum. I was wonderong what part or parts make this fork worthy of being call "Ti"? I hope that someone knows. Thanks.[/FONT]
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Which parts are Titanium?
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The_Old_Cyclist said:
[FONT=Arial]Hello, Recently I purchased an old, old Manitou SX Ti fork. It is, or was a Shaun Palmer Special Edition and at one time it was green. Apparently the Ti signifies "Titanium". However, when I look at all of the unpainted parts on this fork they appear to be aluminum. I was wonderong what part or parts make this fork worthy of being call "Ti"? I hope that someone knows. Thanks.[/FONT]
The sliders should be steel ...
The legs & shoulder should be alloy ...
The internal components are whatever they are ...
That means that only parts that are left are the bolts ... so, the bolts are probably the Ti components on the fork.
Having said that, there is an outside (unlikely) chance that the steerer could be Ti ... otherwise, the steerer is steel or alloy.
Is the steerer 1" or 1 1/8"?
Is the steerer threaded or threadless?
What does the fork weigh?
Why did you buy the fork?
Are you restoring a bike?
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Hello, Thanks for the speedy reply. The Steerer tube is 1 1/8" threadless and it looks like aluminum to me. When I got this fork I put it on my scale and it weighed about 56 oz (3 1/2lbs or 1575 grams). I bought it because it had originally sold for about $400 and i got it for $0.99 on eBay. I was interested in it because it weighed less than the 6 lbs steel RST fork that that I had on there. My interest in building this bike is to transport myself around town and over to my sailboat which is 8.2 miles from here. I am 64 years old and just now developing an interest in bicycle mechanics and have been having a good time learning about bikes. By the way, the towers on the fork are not magnetic, so they are not steel. They are painted but appear to be a casting like cast aluminum. Thanks so much for your reply, Wayne
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Websites such as this, BikePro.com / Buyer's Guide / Forks, seem to suggest that only the springs are titanium. Google the fork model for more of the same.
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Scotty_Dog said:
Websites such as this, BikePro.com / Buyer's Guide / Forks, seem to suggest that only the springs are titanium..
Oh boy, Titanium springs, that was worthy of calling the whole thing "Ti". Thanks, Wayne
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