Originally Posted by
Stucky
I'd imagine Ti is not so good for those of us who prefer stiff frames? I'm sure they could be made stiff...but the weight penalty would be huge...and what would be the point?
I'd think that Ti shines [pun intended] for folks who are into comfort/endurance bikes.
It's durability appeals to me; but it's rep for being noodley; and it's rather boring looks certainly don't.
Ti, a perfect equivalent of CF in stiffness, comfort and weight balance? No, not quite. Ti, noodly in 2015? Nope, not that either. If you haven't ridden modern Ti, you can't imagine how good it is. As I said, not the equivalent of the best CF, but better than just about anything else around. Noodly Ti is old news and not at all the current situation despite the low weights. Hanging noodly on Ti in 2015 is like hanging really harsh riding on Al today. It just isn't the current state of the art.