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Titanium Samurai Bike - INTERBIKE Part 2: Some of the Latest and Greatest for 2015 - Mountain Biking Pictures - Vital MTB

The unique "Samurai" bike is made from titanium. The bike uses the Ebikan welding technique where they weld small fan-shaped parts in a way that resembles a shrimp shell to create a curvy shape, rather than bending tubing. This makes the frame and components look very sturdy and elegant just like samurai armor, hence the name.

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9/11/2014 1:07 AM

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jet

9/11/2014 8:11 PM

For a TI bike, those welds are pretty bad. The headtube weld is really chunky. And the bars have way too many places that could break.

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sideshow

9/11/2014 8:57 AM

Impressive.

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mp

9/11/2014 3:47 AM

man, that's a LOT of work. Imagine having to align all those segments!

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Varaxis

9/11/2014 2:44 AM

I usually find any Ti frame jawdropping, but this is kind of ruined by the components (like that alfine shifter).

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