After doing some research, ive discovered Titanium is actually heavier the aluminum. Why did you use titanium on your sprocket bolts instead of aluminum?

I think I know but let's see what Stan has to say for himself--how dare he put anything heavier than aluminum on that bike.

* Last updated by: Rook on 1/29/2011 @ 5:31 PM *

The Element Titanium
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22TiTitanium47.867
Atomic Number: 22
Atomic Weight: 47.867
Melting Point: 1941 K (1668°C or 3034°F)
Boiling Point: 3560 K (3287°C or 5949°F)
Density: 4.5 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
Element Classification: Metal
Period Number: 4 Group Number: 4 Group Name: none
What's in a name? From the Greek word Titans, the mythological "first sons of the Earth."

Say what? Titanium is pronounced as tie-TAY-ni-em.

History and Uses:

Titanium was discovered in 1791 by the Reverend William Gregor, an English pastor. Pure titanium was first produced by Matthew A. Hunter, an American metallurgist, in 1910. Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth's crust and is primarily found in the minerals rutile (TiO2), ilmenite (FeTiO3) and sphene (CaTiSiO5). Titanium makes up about 0.57% of the earth's crust.

Titanium is a strong, light metal. It is as strong as steel and twice as strong as aluminum, but is 45% lighter than steel and only 60% heavier than aluminum.

Titanium is a strong, light metal. It is as strong as steel and twice as strong as aluminum, but is 45% lighter than steel and only 60% heavier than aluminum.

Yes.. so you can make shit much thinner out of Titanium then you can out of aluminum and thereby achieve overall lighter by using less material measured by volume.

^^^Yes that was more or less what I was going to say --------but prolly not sprocket nuts. A nuts anuts a nut.

On BST wheels, you have a bolt AND a nut. But i find it hard to believe he used smaller bolts to hold the sprocket on?

The only reason i can substantiate is, the strength. TI is lighter then steel but stronger.

Ya, and alum would be lighter than either of the aforementioned but I would not want to have to crank on alum the way I did to get the steal nuts off my OEM wheel/sprocket. Alum may not have rounded off if a 6 point was used but I am sure it would have been damaged --prolly. I had to actaully use my foot to break the friggers loose. Dumb Basses who installed tires for me a year ago said they had to remove sprocket. Obvious.

I know I would be super careful with BSTs if I had them.

* Last updated by: Rook on 1/30/2011 @ 11:48 AM *

Product Information
We’ve taken a great idea and made it better. Aluminum sprocket nuts reduce unsprung weight and definitely get attention on any bike. LP USA Sprocket Nuts work better because they include a stainless threaded insert to prevent stripping and allow higher torque specifications. Features: • Five anodized colors • Use six point socket and teflon tape when mounting to prevent scratches • Fits nearly all Japanese sportbikes • Six nuts per package

I'm thinkin' that with the stainless insert the aluminum nuts would weigh more than the Ti's.