Originally Posted by
patentcad
This is a profoundly ignorant statement. NOTHING feels like Ti. Whether it's marketable in this day and age is another matter. All the big Ti bike companies from Lynnskey to Litespeed are hurting. But that has more to do with pricing and perceived value than anything else. I've been riding Ti for 20 years. Very unique. I prefer it for longer rides, and I go back and forth between CF and Ti daily.
Oh...another footnote regarding WHY I had to buy a new bike. I was rear-ended by a car and my bike was totaled. Fortunately I wasn't, but I did sustain two vertebrae fractures. And yes, ti provides Lexus-like comfort in comparison to anything else I considered. (Please, save the "it depends on how a bike is built" lectures..it's a Litespeed for heaven's sake). My back thanks me every every day I ride.