Originally Posted by kevmetric
The advantage of light weight of Titanium is more than
taken away, by the lack of strength of the metal. It is very light,
but very maleable ...it can bend around like putty or bread dough,
almost. Scary stuff....
...which is why there are no bikes, aeroplanes, vehicle structures made of pure titanium. Hence, 6/4 Ti, 3/2.5 ti. Introduction of other components make ti frames the best material to make bicycles out of.
Just like there are no pure aluminum frames or pure raw steel- both are soft as hell too right?
Even carbon fiber requires resin as the stiffening agent. Pure carbon (powder) is just a cloth in "raw" form for bicycles.