GASP!!!!Originally Posted by Biciclista
Sacrilege!!!
Ti rides likes silk. Smoooooth as buttah. Like the best steel on steroids.
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06-22-2009, 11:49 AM #1
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06-22-2009, 12:11 PM #2
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Exactly. Unless your ti bike has an uber-stiff fork like mine, then not so much. Originally Posted by 7rider
GASP!!!!
Sacrilege!!!
Ti rides likes silk. Smoooooth as buttah. Like the best steel on steroids.
Actually, I think both steel and ti can ride like buttah or a bit more harshly. Frame geometry, along with the fork, can make a difference.Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
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06-22-2009, 12:23 PM #3
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I'd say anything but aluminum... Have one of each, my surly rides like a tank, so I'm not sure I have a real feel for what steel feels like. My carbon bike's great, though I prefer my titanium litespeed lately.... It definitely doesn't ride like aluminum. I think it possibly depends on whether you have 6/4 titanium or 3/2 - the former is probably stiff enough that it could be pretty unforgiving.
The ti just feels "livelier" which is a nice change from the carbon feel... Although, sometimes heading down a hill on a chip seal road, I think that I could just repeatedly ride down those hills if I wanted a vibrator.
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06-22-2009, 01:20 PM #4
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Seriously, all of the above, and anything except aluminum. I started there, and had problems with the harshness and vibrations hurting my hands, so went to carbon. Thought that was the best until I tried Ti. Have a ti/carbon mix and a full Ti, and love them both for long distance. Love the carbon for a faster/lighter climbing bike. Have two Italian steel frames waiting for me to build up. (Found one collecting dust in the back corner of a bike shop last week. What a find!)
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06-22-2009, 02:28 PM #5
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Carbon for the crappy roads around here.
Ti for long distances on smooth roads.
And like the rest have said, anything but aluminum.
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06-22-2009, 04:24 PM #6
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I need to throw my leg over all three but I'm seeing that the majority here favor Ti! When I read about comparisons between all three and pros and cons (from "objective" sources) I came to the same conclusion. Of course subjective opinions are the ones that count!
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