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Old 05-03-23, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Schwinnsta
You are making assumptions without data. It has a titanium frame, so it may make use of that to ride less stiff. Any rate, you're just assuming.

It would be like me saying the Birdy rides like a Pogo stick due to its suspension. I suspect it does due to my experience with Moultons, but I don't actually know if it does.
Yes, you are right, I am just assuming.

I read lots of reviews of titanium frame bikes presenting titanium as a miraculous material.

But I own two titanium frame bikes (and owned a third one), own a superlight Brompton with titanium fork+rear triangle and had the opportunity to ride the Brompton T-line and on none of those bike titanium really made a real difference for comfort.

For the fork, one of the titanium frame bike I owned had a titanium rigid lefty fork and this fork was very stiff (and eventually broke due to bad welding, this uncomfortable bike was called Shockproof by its manufacturer).
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