Frank
06-25-2005, 10:17 AM
I received today the second of the Titans I have purchased (Weisan has the other beautiful one with the crosshatched engraving on the tubing):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7163334096
I have only looked it over for a short while this evening and done some minor stuff on the frame, but I believe it to be a very nice frame and an absolute steal for $159.
Packing was great! The frame was well protected with lots of bubble wrap, then inside a heavy sheet of plastic, then covered with a cardboard upside down U over the top of the frame, all inside a nice strong box. There was also a wooden protector between the rear dropouts, a set of dropout screws, a seat binder bolt, and decals.
The frame is much prettier than I expected from the pictures. It is a very nice gray and white smoke-like paint scheme that is really nice and looks like a custom paint job that would be found on a much more expensive frame. The chrome is in pristine condition and looks very sharp with this paint job.
The rear spacing is 128mm and the bottom bracket shell is 70mm wide (Italian). I took a Campy Italian bottom bracket to it and it went right in...no cleaning needed in this bottom bracket shell.
The seattube has the rifling at the bottom butt, so it could indeed be Columbus SLX tubing. A 27.2 seatpost was a very tight fit, but with a bit of cleanup with a flexhone the seatpost slid in and fit nice and snug.
Now for my guess as to the builder. I have owned quite a few different Italian frames, and this one to me most resembles a Daccordi. Bottom bracket shell, lugs, paint scheme, etc. on this one more closely resemble a Daccordi than any of the other builders I have seen. Then again, the builder may be someone completely different!
If you are looking for a nice lugged steel frame that is an absolutely great value you can't go wrong with the Titan frames. They are found on eBay pretty regularly in different sizes and configurations.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7163334096
I have only looked it over for a short while this evening and done some minor stuff on the frame, but I believe it to be a very nice frame and an absolute steal for $159.
Packing was great! The frame was well protected with lots of bubble wrap, then inside a heavy sheet of plastic, then covered with a cardboard upside down U over the top of the frame, all inside a nice strong box. There was also a wooden protector between the rear dropouts, a set of dropout screws, a seat binder bolt, and decals.
The frame is much prettier than I expected from the pictures. It is a very nice gray and white smoke-like paint scheme that is really nice and looks like a custom paint job that would be found on a much more expensive frame. The chrome is in pristine condition and looks very sharp with this paint job.
The rear spacing is 128mm and the bottom bracket shell is 70mm wide (Italian). I took a Campy Italian bottom bracket to it and it went right in...no cleaning needed in this bottom bracket shell.
The seattube has the rifling at the bottom butt, so it could indeed be Columbus SLX tubing. A 27.2 seatpost was a very tight fit, but with a bit of cleanup with a flexhone the seatpost slid in and fit nice and snug.
Now for my guess as to the builder. I have owned quite a few different Italian frames, and this one to me most resembles a Daccordi. Bottom bracket shell, lugs, paint scheme, etc. on this one more closely resemble a Daccordi than any of the other builders I have seen. Then again, the builder may be someone completely different!
If you are looking for a nice lugged steel frame that is an absolutely great value you can't go wrong with the Titan frames. They are found on eBay pretty regularly in different sizes and configurations.