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Old 01-11-21 | 12:29 PM
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Bikes: 2020 T-Lab X-3 w/GRX Di2, 2018 Trek FX-5S with GRX/Xt 1x drive train

Originally Posted by rydabent
Hard to argue against the non corroding, and almost infinite fatigue life of titanium.
It's all about the welds. I also have an Airborne Ti and one of the reasons they went out of business is that the weld (frames assembled in China) quality was hit and miss. I think my Valkyrie was done on a good day with one of their better welders. Others weren't quite so lucky.
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