One thing that has always intrigued me is that the "titanium" parts in the Zeus 2000 group were "titanox." Sounds like an alloy of stainless steel and titanium, or Ti alloyed with chromium, or I dunno what, but it apparaently wasn't CP (commercially pure) titanium. Most ti bike parts & frames/forks were CP (at the time).
Does anyone know what "titanox' was?
(BTW, the Zeus 2000 BB cups were titanox, whereas the chainrings were aluminum).
Greg Parker Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:37:12 -0800 (PST) From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> To: Jan Heine <heine93@earthlink.net>, Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Campagnolo titanium parts
I have a quite a bit of Zeus 2000 stuff. The pedal cages are indeed Ti, and perhaps the pedal axles, as well as the BB axles. I didn't think that the BB cups were Ti, but I could be wrong. I'd have to look as to the crank bolts. But I'm 99% sure that the rings are Al, not Ti. Or at least there is nothing in the color, weight, or overall appearance of any of the rings I have to suggest they are anything other than aluminum. One of the 2000 cranks is totally original as installed by Jack Moran of the former City Cycle in Little Rock, AR, on the ALAN Super Record he built for me in 1981. If there are Ti 2000 rings I have never seen, then Jack must have pulled a fast one by substituting Al rings on me. However, that was never Jack's style, so I believe what I have are the genuine 2000 rings, extensively drilled Al.. Can you imagine drilling that many holes in Ti rings?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, TX