Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
In terms of "last forever", I think this argument gets over stated, and this is coming from a ti fan. First - let's be honest here, very few of us want a bike that lasts forever...
A frame which lasts decades isn't quite the same thing as a bike which lasts as long. You can cold set a 40 year old frame to 130mm and run a 12 cog Tiso electronic setup which is as modern as you can get.
Third - if/when hub standards change, ti leaves you with yesterdays group...while steel can be cold set.
Titanium can be cold set too but needs to be bent farther than steel.