Titanium frame builders in Perth

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Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:43 pm

Can anyone direct me to a frame builder that works titanium in Perth?

While a bike frame builder is the obvious direction I am considering it for a unicycle. Geometry issues are hard to stuff up on a unicycle so it may be OK to broaden it outside of just bike frame builders even though they would be my preferred choice.

Any suggestions on either?
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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby Sandgroper » Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:15 pm

Try Aldo at Quantum cycles?

Located at Angove / Scarbourgh beach road.

He repaired my Ti frame.

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:19 pm

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby onrbikes » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:24 am

I had Aldo build my touring bike many years ago while i lived in Perth.

A few years ago I was looking at 2 more but sadly he said it wasn't worth his time to build them.
He now only repairs frames, especially Carbon. Thats where the money is.

He did build a great bike though.

Baum may be the only one building Titanium. Based in Vic they're too expensive.

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby tomness » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:25 pm

You could try Allan Crisp at Crisp engineering. I know he has built a couple of titanium frames, and he is a keen MTB rider.

http://www.crispengineering.net.au/#!project/c1pna" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have never ridden one of his bikes so I can't comment on price or quality.

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby Dirty32 » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:04 pm

Could try Chris at CyclesBespoke in Bayswater. He builds his own frames under Jonesman... I don't definitively know that he builds Ti, but I know he builds plenty of steel, and apparently he learned his craft with Dekerf who build some pretty exotic Titanium frames.

Worth a call to ask anyways!

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby Phil » Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:39 pm

Pretty sure that Chris Jones is not building frames anymore, I am going for a custom Ti Dekerf though Cycles Bespoke currently, and I am pretty sure he would have offered his own frame first if that was an option.
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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby Dirty32 » Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:48 pm

A fellow member on here picked himself up a nice 'Jonesman' very recently...!
I don't know if that is a decision he's made since, though.

I do hear that he might only turn out a couple of frames a year... Maybe he is just too busy to get to more and feels that he needs to outsource the frame (mind, I don't think you'd be angry with a Dekerf!)... Or, maybe he doesn't work with Ti and prefers to stick with Steel... who knows?!

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Re: Titanium frame builders in Perth

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:26 pm

Thanks for the good oils guys, I'll be following up so keep 'em coming.
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