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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
Remember that topic I posted about crown ideas a while back? Well I'm sure quite a lot of you doubted that I'd ever get this done, but here's to prove the doubters wrong: [image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tritonbicy.../64416070.jpg] [image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tritonbicy.../64416077.jpg] [image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tritonbicy.../64416072.jpg] [image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tritonbicy.../64416079.jpg] [image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tritonbicy.../64416082.jpg] OT4 Titanium, hand-made in the Triton factory in Russia. After I put forward my first design and after lots of small modifications after looking at and borrowing beneficial aspects from current frames on the market, I present to you the new Triton Sponge frame. Right now, I have no idea of retail price, but production models won't be made until these 2 have been given extensive testing and thrashing to see if it's up to the stresses of trials. I must emphasise that I myself am a trials rider and I designed this for trials (but also made it friendly for those who wanted to glide). The corners of the crown have been rounded so there is even less chance of getting leg-bash during sloppy sidehops. I've also included a small plate under the seattube neck so as to prevent grime and mud from burrowing itself into the frame's tubes. I know a lot of flatlanders will complain, but seriously, this wasn't designed for flat. It was designed for purely trials (but with a glide-able crown), I strongly wanted to avoid a simple round crown partly for aesthetic reasons and also because this crown design is one of the strongest I could go for considering the thickest tubing I could use was 1mm thick. A flat crown like on the Black domina or KH would not work well with 1mm thick tubing, hence I scrapped that idea a long time ago. The bearing holders look similar to those of the 2004 KH, as it would be so expensive to produce fully machined bearing holders (without any welds). I have put threads in the bottom half holders rather than those top half ones welded to the legs because, say if you strip threads somehow... (which is very hard to do with titanium compared to aluminium) then you wouldn't be totally screwed as you can just replace the bottom half holders. So this frame is therefore totally threadless, but incorporates a KH-style bearing holder system, (only reverse). I don't know the weights of these yet, but they are light for sure. Last of all, many thanks to Dmitry (a friend and Triton consultant), Michael (the engineer), and Andrei (the welder) for letting me materialise my ideas. I am expecting the retail price to be quite high, though I have no control over it. Definitely over £100 though, maybe similar price to the XTP... but to be honest, for a hand-made titanium frame, it really isn't too bad a price considering custom titanium bike frames can cost around £500-£1000! I'm not expecting or wanting this to be a mass-produced thing, just an option for the trials enthusiasts out there who want something quality. This is my contribution to the unicycle community, and I hope you share my interest and enthusiasm. Enjoy. NB: yes, it does look rather like the Quax alu frame! A pleasant surprise, when I first saw the frames. -- Sponge MSN: feel free to add *"Bikes are made to do trials, unis aren't."- Joe Hodges* *"There is no reason to take skill level into account when making friends with someone."- Brandon Hoerres* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponge's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11883 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
They look sweet Realy nice work -- Smilymarco 'Municycle.com' (http://www.municycle.com) DustinSchaap wrote: tamesa is hot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smilymarco's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4110 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
That looks amazing, well done that is one sexy frame. Hope the extensive testing goes well. Have you weighed it yet? -- sp4rky-m4rky you may be lucky but you make your own luck *)--360--O* The Unispin Elite )---'O, Crankflip my 'videos' (http://www.youtube.com/user/c011in9s) learning 180 or 360 unispins? watch my 'video tutorial' (http://youtube.com/watch?v=gFCHDO1umlM) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sp4rky-m4rky's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14270 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
Very nice. -- Harley Always remember: With patience and perseverance you can **** a hole through a rock. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harley's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11821 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
Sponge, they are ****ing awesome! Get some more made because I want one! It would be so cool riding a frame designed by one of my mates! Well done mate, its great to see someone so dedicated and giving something back to the community! I will have to catch you on msn sometime, because I want to seriously ask you about getting one of these! Rock on! Edd -- Eddbmxdude Its like England here....Iv never seen so much sun! If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room! "Unicycling only makes you look like a freak when you're riding." - Unisteve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eddbmxdude's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11584 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
WoW! I like I'm not even a trials rider, but I can sure appreciate nice work. I'll be watching regarding price and availability also. My son is starting to get into trials and he's quite small. So weight does matter. It's tough for a 65 pound kid to toss around a beefy uni -- Racenut *Unicycling is easier than falling off a log. So long as falling off is the goal.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Racenut's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11339 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
Awesome frame looks just kick ass just one question was it vacuum welded or just purged? -- Joe2005 nobody knows what happened to that boy after that.-Nutcracker i know. he was kidnapped by aliens, learnt their ways, stole the biggest ship he could, travelled back in time by mistake and crashed the plane on the earth surface. he was the one who killed the dinosaurs. -ivan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe2005's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13692 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
I want to hear the results of testing too. Those look amazing Nice Job! -- Chexjc www.myspace.com/thelostguitarist AIM: Guitardude88 http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JasonCheckla Brian O. wrote: brendan wrote: when i flex both arms one looks puny next to the other. Mind you it was that way after years of badminton... And maybe playing a little too much with the shuttlecock as well? Hmm? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chexjc's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13511 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
I don't think you could keep them in stock. It doesn't even have to be lighter then a KH. Not that greater strength, lighter weight isn't important. The coolness factor of ti is such (could you treat it somehow to get that rainbow jewelry effect some ti stuff has ?), that I am sure a small production run would sell off quick at several times that price. I did not read any previous threads about this. What does the sponge part refer to ? -- feel the light ------------------------------------------------------------------------ feel the light's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14551 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Triton Sponge frames... titanium trials.
Whoop!!! You finaly have them! -- thejdw kington99 wrote: A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america just goes to show that you have no culinary heritage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thejdw's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13230 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64220 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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