Originally Posted by
datlas
Ti is fly.
But the truth is, how a bike "feels" and "handles" matters very little on the frame material. Frame geometry/fit/tires and especially tire INFLATION all matter more IMO.
That's not to say that identical setups with Ti/Al/CF/Steel/Bamboo/etc. will feel identical. There are certainly nuances to each material. But it's modest and certainly over-rated.
Yeah, I have a Ti bike, which I like very much, but I haven't reached any particularly exalted plane of understanding. It rides like a CX bike with 36mm tires, right now.
The up-tilted bars suggest to me that the frame doesn't fit, the stem is too long (been there), and/or or the OP doesn't really like standard road geometry.