Originally Posted by
rideBjj
2) Will survive impacts that will send carbon frames to the dumpster (and I don't mean nonsense like falling over in the garage). The first time you damage a carbon frame is the exact moment the price difference argument goes out the window.
5) Won't fail catastrophically.
CF is very easy for experienced people to fix. It's also relatively inexpensive to repair compared to other materials.
Ti has quite a record for catastrophic failures from bad welds.