Originally Posted by
dalava
Durable, yes. Light, no. Flexy and pricy, you bet.
At this day and age, there is no more rational reason for ti frame other than you just want one.
What a weird thing to say.
Replace "Ti frame" with any make of car, any kind of TV or absolutely anything of any kind that cost more than the first gen, reasonably modern model of the same item and it's still true.
"At this day and age, there is no more rational reason for Porsche 911 other than you just want one. "
"At this day and age, there is no more rational reason for 52" TV other than you just want one. "
"At this day and age, there is no more rational reason for 6 bedroom / 4 bathroom house other than you just want one. "
"At this day and age, there is no more rational reason for Breitling Watch other than you just want one. "
You can even say that about every carbon frame since roughly 2005. You're not going any faster on any of them since then, sorry to tell you.