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Steel vs. Aluminum in flexability
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flag BMX8000
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:44 Quote
s-t-e-v-e wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:
well steel frames can melt at the welds if you use them for excessive downhill. But aluminium is pretty flexible too, which means sometimes if your not careful it will rust where it bends or flexes.

Aluminium doesn't rust.

Alumiun does rust it just doesn't rust like steel.
flag nwatkins
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:45 Quote
holy f*ck you guys need to stop going off topic. I am just wondering how much of difference there is between steel and aluminum as far flexability.

thank you.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:46 Quote
aluminium rusts when you get it wet and then dry it off again it will go bright orange its called rust i think.
flag fugger
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:49 Quote
what do you mean by flexibility..?

Frame Flex..? Or the way you can build it up..?
flag michael-scott
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:49 Quote
huckoveraduck wrote:
alimunium will rust if you don't spray it with special undersealing paint where it has flexed from riding.

Nope, still no rust.

It can oxidize, but rust is out of the question.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:50 Quote
s-t-e-v-e wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:
alimunium will rust if you don't spray it with special undersealing paint where it has flexed from riding.

Nope, still no rust.

It can oxidize, but rust is out of the question.

haha its ok buddy im just taking the piss! haha I was hoping for someone to have a half decent argument for no reason - or say something stupid - but it never happened! Cry
flag michael-scott
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:52 Quote
huckoveraduck wrote:
s-t-e-v-e wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:
alimunium will rust if you don't spray it with special undersealing paint where it has flexed from riding.

Nope, still no rust.

It can oxidize, but rust is out of the question.

haha its ok buddy im just taking the piss! haha I was hoping for someone to have a half decent argument for no reason - or say something stupid - but it never happened! Cry

ALUMINIUM CANT RUST RETARD!!1!!!!!

does that work for you?Wink
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 13:54 Quote
s-t-e-v-e wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:
s-t-e-v-e wrote:


Nope, still no rust.

It can oxidize, but rust is out of the question.

haha its ok buddy im just taking the piss! haha I was hoping for someone to have a half decent argument for no reason - or say something stupid - but it never happened! Cry

ALUMINIUM CANT RUST RETARD!!1!!!!!

does that work for you?Wink

hahaha loving it!
flag BMX8000
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:00 Quote
BAck on Topic now. Yes Steel has more flex than aluminum. I'm guessing your doing DJ/Street so I'd suggest a norco 250 frame which is made of cromo steel which is good quaility steel. Don't buy a steel frame that is made of Hi-tensile steel(hi-ten)because it sucks dick.
flag nwatkins
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:05 Quote
BMX8000 wrote:
BAck on Topic now. Yes Steel has more flex than aluminum. I'm guessing your doing DJ/Street so I'd suggest a norco 250 frame which is made of cromo steel which is good quaility steel. Don't buy a steel frame that is made of Hi-tensile steel(hi-ten)because it sucks dick.

thanks, I was thinking about the 08 NS suburban frame. is that good for flex?


(and by flex I mean how much it absorbs impact)
flag BMX8000
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:06 Quote
SavageMountainAnimal wrote:
BMX8000 wrote:
BAck on Topic now. Yes Steel has more flex than aluminum. I'm guessing your doing DJ/Street so I'd suggest a norco 250 frame which is made of cromo steel which is good quaility steel. Don't buy a steel frame that is made of Hi-tensile steel(hi-ten)because it sucks dick.

thanks, I was thinking about the 08 NS suburban frame. is that good for flex?


(and by flex I mean how much it absorbs impact)

Just a second Ill check it out.
flag BMX8000
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:10 Quote
Yeah nice Frame 4130 tubing is a form of cromo steal so that good. Nice and lite I would definitly go for it
flag lkjhgfdsa
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:10 Quote
Go for anyithing chromo...
flag BMX8000
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:12 Quote
Man NS has the sickest website ever.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 14:12 Quote
the chromium is just to stop it rusting as easily.

 


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