Titanium Bolt Kit: A Rider’s Weight Story

Marcus weighed his race bike: 7.42 kg. His teammate's was 7.18. The difference was not the frame or the wheels — it was the bolts.

The Hidden Weight

Stock steel fasteners — stem cap bolts around 6 g, derailleur pivot screws up to 8 g, rotor bolts, caliper hardware, seat clamp — can total over 100 g. Riders never notice because they are invisible once installed. At the elite level, 100 g separates a podium from fourth place.

A Titanium Kit Changed the Math

Marcus swapped every steel fastener for titanium: stem cap bolts at 2.0 g, derailleur pivot screws at 2.0 g, caliper bolts and lock rings — all Grade 5 Ti-6Al-4V, CNC-machined. Gold anodized to match his SL8. The scale read 7.31 kg. One hundred ten grams gone, from parts no one sees.

Why Grade 5 Titanium?

Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V) is the cycling benchmark — strength-to-weight better than steel, corrosion-proof, durable for thousands of miles. Not a shortcut: the material engineers choose when they need light and strong at the same time.

Build Your Own Kit

TiNE covers the full titanium bolt range: stem cap bolts from 2.0 g, derailleur pivot screws, disc brake mounts at 5.9 g for SL8/S5, Centerlock rings from 4.6 g, shifter clamp rings at 9.6 g/pair (22.8 g saved vs SRAM Red). CNC-machined, eight anodized colors — weight savings that look as good as they perform.

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