Originally Posted by fbxcore

I've been more or less in the same position. I was seriously considering that same bike in the non-cross form, just the LeChampion Ti, but I've strayed away from that path because I found out that the "Motobecane" name on the frames means nothing, they're just generic Taiwanese frames with meaningless stickers slapped on them. The fact that titanium is a rather difficult metal to work with as far as it goes with welds and what not makes me wary of buying a generic frame; sure, it's titanium, but how well put together is what concerns me. It is a rather strong material in itself but if there's crappy weld quality it doesn't matter how strong titanium is. I thought the motobecanes were too good to be true, and it turns out they are, in my opinion.

Anyways, I've decided on a Cannondale CAAD9-5 instead. American hand built. Makes me feel a little safer.


Edit: I also was under the impression that the carbon frames were significantly weaker, but that's not really the case...they're rather strong.