Originally Posted by roadwarrior
Oh, really?
BTW..you mentioned the "right amount of flex"....the only way you are getting that is if the tubing was hand selected for you and measured as such by a qualified builder...because if I have two guys the same height who, in theory would ride the same size bike (given the particulars of their body styles) but one guy was 50 pounds heavier than the other, who has the "right amount of flex"? The light guy or the heavy guy?
this is more about "what I ride is best"...I sell titanium. If I get someone who just HAS to spend more money for a bike, "cash or credit?"...
BTW2...titanium is just like carbon and aluminum...not all of it is created equal. Having ridden a Litespeed and a Serotta, no comparison. Both are nice bikes, like a Ford and a Ferarri are both nice cars.
Exactly, what is stiff for one guy is flexy for another. The ride can be "tuned" however the builder decides by the diameter and guage of the tubing etc.
If someone can show that "properly selected" Ti transfers power like stiff Aluminum, but rides better I'll believe in the "magical " qualities of unobtanium.
EDIT: The only reason I might like really stiff Ti is becasue it might be lighter than equally stiff Aluminum and possibly have a longer fatigue life (since Ti has a fatigue limit like steel, no?)
Heck, Click on my sig under frame fatigue tests. All the Cannondale CAAD frames pass the EFBe test under the maximum load (291 lbs to the pedals 100,000 times). How much fatigue life do you need?
To me a "comfort flex" Ti bike is like a "comfort flex" steel bike only it may be more light weight and it can't rust. ( I could be wrong about this, correct me if I'm wrong)