Is Titanium the best choice for your next bike? Maybe it is!

[@WalterDill-d9j]

No carbon for me - keeping my Litespeed Titanium forever, love it! Made in the USA!

[@se9741]

I ride Lynskey helix, Lynskey pro gravel, and still have an original Merlin from 1989 that I bought new back then. As a fellow old guy, TI is amazing!

[@n22pdf]

I ride Titanium Genesis, steel Condor and Genesis and a CAAD.. I prefer the feel on the road 😊 I’ve had carbon bikes in the past and no longer own any. Pete

[@fennec13]

I have a WHY cycles R+. For about 2+ years and close to 7,000 miles. I don't think I'll ever ride anything else!

[@dcv9460]

BEAUTIFUL Turner bike there 👍😎💯

[@harimathur2191]

I have a Giant Contend SL1 Aluxx, Titan racing Valerian full carbon aero, and a Dolan ADX Ultegra titanium rim brakes. Carbon bike is a trophy bike, too stiff, I hardly ride. Contend is my 'speed' bike. The titanium is my long haul 170km+ bike. I never worry about paint: it doesn't have, I don't worry about scratches doesn't scratch. And it the most comfy bike frame. Short distances u won't c difference. But long distances titanium rules.

[@TimR123]

After years of steel and aluminum bikes and one CF, I bought an old Litespeed frame and built it up. Love it. I still enjoy the particular characteristics of the others (N+1 over lots of time, baby). But the Ti is oddly special. If I get another new frame at some point I’ll be leaning that way.

[@oldguyandabike]

Yes. It is. "Oddly special". I will say that steel remains my favorite 'feel' in a material, especially when it is custom built like my Curtlo, but Ti is calling my name for the future.

[@angelortiz353]

I just ordered a rielly fusion for road from research and reviews i should have no issues with keeping up with the group ride and just one pound heavier than my canyon endurace i can live with having a different bike than everyone else

[@valmorell]

Here is a big thing with metal bike as opposed to carbon: one can't really prototype a carbon bike, the moulds are just too expressive. But with metal, prototyping is easy. This means fewer flawed models get produced. After 30 years on carbon i switched to aluminium this summer out of curiosity. Have now sold all my carbon bikes. Next step is probably a ti frame, mainly for the pure art of the welds. Probably Enigma or Riely. Expensive but genuine craftsmanship.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Companies definitely prototype carbon frames😂 *My Seven is a relic that's never coming off my trainer. The mass majority of modern bikes that are half the price(not even factoring inflation) are better bikes

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@rollinrat4850 I was in the industry for almost 20yrs and that BS never came into my mind🤡

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@rollinrat4850 I work in Deer Valley, Utah. So what? Asia has a range of QC throughout, and that's true in the US too.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@rollinrat4850 Yet NASA and US arms producers use plenty of components from China💩

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@rollinrat4850 there are proven and unproven goods from every country. I'm dealing with my work vehicle being stuck at Ford for problems(repeatedly) with its US made and US inspected parts. Never had a single problem with the parts that are definitely sourced from China for my work vehicles😅

[@frankrounding9905]

Completely agree. I have steel and aluminum also. I like all of them, but none compare titanium. Don't have to be careful about paint either. Have a Lynskey cooper cx. They don't make that model anymore but it's been great for many things.

[@oldguyandabike]

I have almost 5400 miles on my Lynskey GR250. Not one single complaint. I might make it into a 650b Rando bike or something. Not sure yet. gg

[@MrSzwarz]

I had oportunity to have Focus Cayo carbon bike, and in the same time titanium bike, easy to compare, and Titanium was more rigid and easier to ride.

[@84imreplica]

I have a titanium framed commuter ebike from Watt Wagons, and love it. I'm now considering adding a titanium handlebar. I'd love to have a titanium road bike, but I can't justify replacing my Giant Defy Advanced Pro 0, which is a better bike than I'll ever be as a rider.

[@oldguyandabike]

Watt Wagon! Never heard of that but what a great name!

[@RussellHogan]

Great to hear. I emailed Wattswagon but they never responded. Are they still in business? How do you like the bike?

[@84imreplica]

WattsWagon is in the Process of closing down. @@RussellHogan

[@justinfo-jepy355]

Im loving my Kona Rove Ti.

[@oldguyandabike]

And Kona seems to be rising from the ashes. gg

[@pauldoyle2554]

How about comfort? Would you say titanium is more comfortable than carbon for gravel bikes?

[@oldguyandabike]

That is much more how the material is used than the material itself. I have ridden Ti bikes that were very stiff beasts and carbon bikes that ride very nicely. For instance, the carbon Giant Revolt has a rep for being very smooth riding. gg

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Love my Seven and I put 200k miles on it. But outside of NEEDING custom geometry, there's really no reason to get a titanium bike in 2023 and the future. It's on lifetime trainer duty now. Replaced with a $5k Domane that's better in every way, despite only being about 40% of the cost of that Seven

[@ariffau]

People buy titanium because they bought wrong carbon bikes usually the extremely cheap ones and the extremely high end World Tour level frames. The high end level ones are usually too stiff for a lot of people whilst the extremely cheaply made ones have more resin than CF and that makes the ride quality harsh. I find the middle ones my favourite. Or, they bought aluminium and we all know how bone jarring most aluminium bikes ride.

[@ariffau]

PS modern alu bikes aren’t as harsh anymore. I rode the latest Spesh Allez Sprint and it felt like a few generations back kind of good carbon bikes 👍

[@oldguyandabike]

@@ariffau That Allez Sprint would be a great choice for a 'fast ride day' bike if you had a quiver on a budget. gg

[@modemarcoj8026]

Lite speed T1sl is King

[@James-zs3cn]

No carbon rubbish for me