I am building up a Fargo Ti (waiting on a few more parts to come in). I have a few questions concerning the build. A.) Do I need any Ti prep for the frame? I have heard that aluminum and titanium "cold weld" together. Is this true? Would any aluminum part that contacts the frame fuse together permanently? B.) Pretty sure I know the answer but can bb7 mtn brakes be modified for apex brifters? I'm thinking not but am interested to know if anyone has done it. I have built a few bikes before but I realize there is still a learning curve. Any one built up a Fargo ti I'm open to advice/opinions.
Just a bit of grease or anti-seize on the aluminum/Ti interface will prevent any problems with the Aluminum oxidizing. Good idea to do this with any parts except carbon [Edit] with about anything - always use assembly paste to grip. The Ti will not corrode or oxidize in the environments you will survive!
BB7 Mtn brakes have a different pull than the road versions. If you are spending the money building a Ti Fargo, get the right calipers and you'll be way happier with them than any type of jury-rigging you might do to try to make the wrong calipers work with road levers. That is going to be a nice ride.
Yeah I noticed the angle of the control arm is smaller on the road bb7s to accomodate a shorter pull. Might as well get the right parts like ATBscott said. After all it is a Fargo ti. Do it right
I bought the fargo ti to be a one bike to rule all bike. I have become a multiple bike owner and wanted a bike that would last a lifetime. I hope that maybe I can sell/donate my other bikes to people would need them or don't have the means to buy a bicycle. I got a good deal on the frame as well and I think its the last of the US made ti frames. I'm running compact road gearing with a sram apex 50/34 crank. I figure a 34 will probably handle most of the singletrack around here (I used to ride a SS monocog that was a 34x19 without any problems). Thoughts?
not sure about the ti frame, but the steel frame requires spacers when using a road crankset.
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