Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
Mobile 155 has a good suggestion with that Fuji, it comes with Ultegra transmission, better wheels, and for less money than the Ridley, although the Ridley would probably hold its resale value better if that's an issue.
Or I know where you can get a Titanium bike with 105 for the price of the Ridley if you want a lifetime frame material that won't rust, corrode, splinter, or smell bad in hot weather.
I don't have a Ti bike. At one time I had steel, Aluminum, Scandium and CF. But never found a Ti bike I liked. Then at the end of 2015 or early 2016 a friend of mine got a GT Ti bike at a Jensen's parking lot sale. It was a bit over the $1500 mark of the Op but it looked like a bike that had solved the flex problem suffered by some Ti machines. It looked good for a bike with one color. But I did like the triple triangle.
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