Originally Posted by raven1
So what I've always wondered is, if you have a Ti bike with a carbon fork and especially with a carbon seatstay, does it feel more like a carbon bike than a Ti bike?
Which leads to a brief question for all the Ti afficionados as I ponder a Ti frame purchase in the near future: given the choice of a Ti frame with a carbon seatstay or not which would you recommend?
- to me, a Ti bike w/carbon fork and seatstay would not feel like a carbon bike...
- and no, IMHO, i would not get a Ti frame w/carbon seatstays... (i'm sure such bikes are great rides, but i'd rather have a frame of homogenous material)
- btw, love my Merlin Fortius - i use it for my 3-hour+ saddle time rides... but i also like my 'pawn shop' special steel-frame bike, too!
:-)