Thread: In your experience, what are the advantages of titanium frames?
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Old 03-08-15 | 05:57 AM
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Bikes: 1990 Romic Reynolds 531 custom build, Merlin Works CR Ti custom build, super light Workswell 066 custom build

Funny thing:

* My used Giant TCR Advanced CF (about 1 year old in 2010) cost me $1,000.
* My used Merlin Works CR Ti cost me $1,000 (a few years old just recently).
* Both were listed at about $2,700 new. Not much difference eh?

* My Giant was supposed to weigh in the neighborhood of 900 g according to magazine reviews. It came in at 1,207 g. BUMMER.
* My Merlin was supposed to weight about 1050 g according to the geometry chart. It came in a (drum roll please) 1,207 g. I kid you not. And that is not too bad, considering. Pretty light metal frame.
* Both bike weigh essentially the same thing built up. Funny, huh?

My previous Ti bike rode like crap. The Merlin is wonderful. The Giant is wonderful. How much better than wonderful does anything have to be?
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