Originally Posted by
lawnerd
OK. Try the fact that a Ti frame will last a lifetime. How about the fact that a Ti frame is not painted and therefore no paint vapors and solvents needed.
Steel needs coke which is cooked carbon. Needs to be painted and replaced.
Show me the ****** facts that Ti has a larger carbon footprint over it's lifetime!
And in the end of the day, what is the difference between Ti, Steel, and Carbon when everything is considered.
Three thousand years from today someone might still be riding my Ti frame-
Uh, you might want to read a little more carefully before deciding to go off somebody for a month old post.
I really don't know that if when all things are considered whether making a typical Ti frame ends up being more energy intensive or not. I made no claim one way or the other. Somebody else brought it up. A different poster felt that the energy consumption issue was irrelevant. It's that point I disagreed with. Just because it may or may not a make a difference to a particular individual doesn't mean that it's irrelevant to everybody.