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1987 Titan Ti Lite TE-1000 24

In 1987 Titan started using “Ti-lite” decals and I believe this continued until the “wishbone” style frames came out in 1989.  This bike is an exact replica of my cruiser I raced from 1987-1990.  I liked how my cruiser rode so much that it eventually became my daily rider over my 20” bikes.  Unfortunately, it was stolen in 1993.  I ordered all the parts at one time via mail order including the Urchin cages and yes white Profile cranks.  The Suntour cages were immediately swapped out and thrown in the parts box.  My original Profile hubs had chromoly axles, not ti and the Kashimax RS seat had “KASHIMAX” written on the sides instead of “Tioga FS”.  It’s the same seat though.  I built this bike up completely from memory (like all my personal replicas).  A couple years ago I was looking through some old paperwork and found the original receipt for the bike!  The only thing I had wrong was the brake!  I used a white MX-1000 when it should have been a chrome MX-901.  I ran the original bike with white 1st gen Flite pads, but I like the look of the black Titan pads.  The final pic is the only one I have of my old cruiser.  No repros were used on this bike.
     Frame:  Ti-lite (Titan) TE-1000 Pro Cruiser
   Fork:  Ti-lite (Titan) TE-1000 Pro Cruiser
   Head Set:  Tioga Beartrap II (new)
   Cranks:  Profile 3rd gen 175mm
   Spider:  Profile (original)
   Sprocket:  Tuff Neck 39T chrome NOS
   Chain:  Izumi new
   Pedals:  Suntour XC-II silver
   Cages:  Urchins (were NOS)
   Seat:  Kashimax RS/Tioga FS (was NOS)
   Clamp:  Dia-Compe hinged (was NOS)
   Post:  Boss
   Bars:  Powerlite cruiser
   Stem:  DK Inverted square corner
   Grips:  Ame Round bubble logo
   Brake:  Dia Compe MX-901 (was NOS)
   Lever:  Dia-Compe Tech 4 (was NOS) w/1987 dated cable (was NOS)
   Brake Pads:  Kool Stop Pro
   Rims:  Sun/Mistral
   Hubs:  Profile Gyrolite w/ti axles
   Freewheel:  Shimano 18T (new)
   Tires:  Comp III 1.75 gray label
   Pads:  Titan/Flite
Number Plate:  Zeronine Mini-Flow

Last edited by akcuda (2010-02-21 12:39pm)