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Titus broke my heart (sorry, long post)

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MikeD

MikeD

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Oct 26, 2001
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BMXman said:
good to hear...I'm in the process of deciding my next frame and it's taking a while...Titus was in there but now...I just don't know...D
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What...???

I thought your Prophet was the be-all and end-all...

What are you looking for now? I liked my Loco-moto, but #1, it came in a slightly different finish than they explicitly told me it would be (smooth rather than bead-blasted), and their attitude was, "Yeah, hope you learn to like it..."

Then it cracked like many others within a year or so...the warranty replacement took around a year. Nice that they replaced it, but it was irrelevant by the time I got it.

MD
 
BMXman

BMXman

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MikeD said:
What...???

I thought your Prophet was the be-all and end-all...

What are you looking for now? I liked my Loco-moto, but #1, it came in a slightly different finish than they explicitly told me it would be (smooth rather than bead-blasted), and their attitude was, "Yeah, hope you learn to like it..."

Then it cracked like many others within a year or so...the warranty replacement took around a year. Nice that they replaced it, but it was irrelevant by the time I got it.

MD
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well I sold most of bikes when I moved up here...so I'm looking for something in the 5-6" range....I remember your Titus which is why i was considering one. I have time though since I won't be able to really ride until July...D
 
DNA

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RM is boring today ... hey N_8, go back over to MTBR and start something again ... bonus points if you score another free frame :D
 
Skookum

Skookum

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I Are Baboon said:
:mad:

I don't appreciate the backhanded insult. I am at least.......4 times more awesomer than Echo.
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No way, i mean c'mon now really.... you don't even live CLOSE to Rochester....

N8 said:
is that how you can track a lost Titus rider..??? Paint chips on the trail?


:monkey:
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i've tracked my way out of trails i've never been on, doubling back on a ride, collecting the lost, and finishing the ride in it's entirety. i AM awesome like that for realz...
 
MikeD

MikeD

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DRB said:
Tri Gator Fade. That was a paint job. I don't even think you could shot blast that stuff off.
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That's the kind of bike you want in the infantry. It even sounds tactical.
 
Changleen

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That little machined bit in the middle of the top tube always bothers me about the 575. I was looking at it in the shop.

Looks flexy.
 
Wumpus

Wumpus

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Dec 25, 2003
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DNA said:
do tell
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Seat tube cracked at the relief hole. Klein just welded a new piece on and didn't face up the seat bolt clamp area up. Installed seatpost bolt and it sheared off. They fixed that and it cracked at the hole again a few years later. Hanging in the garage now.



The paint was fantastic. pink/purple --> grey --> dark blue from the front/light blue from the rear fade.
 
DNA

DNA

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Wumpus said:
Seat tube cracked at the relief hole. Klein just welded a new piece on and didn't face up the seat bolt clamp area up. Installed seatpost bolt and it sheared off. They fixed that and it cracked at the hole again a few years later. Hanging in the garage now.

The paint was fantastic. pink/purple --> grey --> dark blue from the front/light blue from the rear fade.
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Bummer (but the paint jobs were fantastic). I heard a rumor that they got hammered by the EPA for dumping some of the solvents/paints associated with those fantastic paint jobs.
 
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