carbon-ti compression / expander

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by SDP on Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:48 am

http://www.bromleybike.co.uk/shop/compo ... 02107.html

similar to extralite

obviously going to weigh more ..anyone got any info ??

yes have done a search ..
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by Weenie on Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:48 am

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by bangkok on Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:58 pm

I have one ... 14g ... works fine.
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by fdegrove on Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:30 pm

Hi,

Been eyeballing that one for a while as I bought a Extralite expander which is too big to fit my oldish Kuota steerer.
The Carbon-Ti expander is only 2g lighter than my current FSA one so I think I'll pass for the time being.

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by SDP on Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:08 pm

fsa only 16gms...one i saw was 26?
the one on my composite is needed for a ship to anchor...

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by fdegrove on Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:23 pm

Hi,

Yes, that surprised me too as it was the standard one that came with a Kuota. In those days manufacturers weren't exactly weightweenying yet... :P

Of course that's just the plain expander bit without the steel bolt which I replaced with a Ti one. The 26g quoted may well be the total weight of an FSA expander with alloy topcap + steel bolt.

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by SDP on Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:02 pm

ta for replies..

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by SDP on Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:48 pm

13gms on my scale..nicely machined...good quality & fitted forks a treat

fits 21.2 - 25mm

nice pocket money upgrade...

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by Weenie on Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:48 pm

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