Leigh Bowe: Veteran, Mom, Enduro Racer Turned Bikepacker, 2024 Arizona Trail Race 800 Finisher #28

[@donaldmorrill1636]

I beat the shit out of a Merlin XLM in the 90’s and never had any frame failures. A friend had a Lightspeed and no failures either. Both our bikes were American made. Guess ti quality has gone down.😢

[@TheEnduranceStudio]

I think quality control is debatable with boutique US hand made Ti frames vs. mass produced overseas Ti frames. Once could argue the overseas factories may have better more standardized QC processes in place.