Originally Posted by
motobecane69
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I'm leaning towards titanium for a few reasons: If I ever want to go somewhere and lock it up, I won't stress over throwing a lock around titanium tubes like I would with Carbon Fiber.
Why would you stress over that? Any carbon frame out there can handle having a chain wrapped around it without compromising it's integrity.
Originally Posted by
motobecane69
2. A lot of what I hear about titanium being flexy for bigger guys seems to be a bit mythical
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Originally Posted by
motobecane69
3. While I like to go hard and mash out every once in awhile, I'm more of a distance kind of guy, chewing up long miles, seems like if it is slightly flexy thats not going to be an issue for a guy that mostly rides high cadence (100+) and lives in a relatively flat part of the country. seems like that may actually help with the comfort over the long haul.
I ride truly long distances. I can tell you that for "real" long distance comfort nothing beats a high end carbon frame, nothing. For what you are doing though,(unless you are going to be out there with me doing RAAM) I seriously doubt that you are going to be able to tell the difference. If I were you, I'd not worry about it too much and get the bike that first, fits you best and second really strikes your fancy. I think you'll be happy either way.