build me a Litespeed Ardenne

mantisgb
mantisgb Posts: 2
edited September 2007 in Workshop
I was so very close to buying a Pinarello F3:13 this weekend. The dealer let me down unfortunately so I started questioning my rationale - the F3:13 looks fantastic but I always wanted a Ti bike... The F3:13 was heavily discounted but is that the right reason to buy it?

I decided to order an Ardenne but the stock bike comes with 105 and I really would like Ultegra on it. So with an Ardenne frame (Large, I'm 95kg too) and Ultegra groupset on order what wheels, stem, bars, would you put together with it?

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  • ajohn9
    ajohn9 Posts: 260
    Easton wheels, ive got alot of time for them!
  • Glenn S
    Glenn S Posts: 17
    Have you read the post on page 3

    Good old titanium. strong as cardboard?

    Not trying to put you off ti, I ride it myself.

    But it does make interesting reading.
  • JustRidecp
    JustRidecp Posts: 302
    I think that post concluded that the failure was due to a design flaw with the integrated headset (which has since been shelved) so can't really be blamed on the material.
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  • grimpeur
    grimpeur Posts: 230
    I agree, it was my old Litespeed 2005 Tuscany frame that started the "Good old titanium. strong as cardboard" thread.

    Titanium isn't a bad frame material as such. Litespeed's integrated headtube design evidently had a design flaw.
  • Glenn S
    Glenn S Posts: 17
    Wasn't on about the material, personally i love ti bikes

    was just highlighting that there could (not definitely) be a prob with litespeeds

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