Originally Posted by Barrettscv

Hi Dave,

I agree with your general point and wish I was skiing too!

While my vintage 531 framed bikes were excellent for the day, it is no surprise that a modern Ti bike out-performs a vintage bike. BTW I have a 1973 Schwinn Paramount and a 1987 Trek 400. I also have a modern 2008 Soma that is made from Tange Prestige.

My 2008 Lynskey is well crafted and is also an improvement on earlier Ti bikes I have seen.

I've seen some of the better modern steel Waterfords and would like to do a side-by-side comparison of a $2000 - 3000 ti bike frame and a $2000 - 3000 steel bike frameset from a high end fabricator.

What steel framed bikes would you compare to a Lynskey Sportive, which is one of their more basic framesets?


Michael