west kipper – Member
Its always quite amusing the way that on Ti bike threads, it always ends up being a bit of a d**kwaving fest of folk recommending the most hardcore least well known boutique builders ( I'll just get in Paduano, Bertolletti and Baum before anone else BTW)
Buy what you like , but base it on actual reports of customer service*, known quality and above all fit.
TBH, I think thats what you asked in your original question, and* for that reason I'd possibly be wary of Litespeed.
It's not just ti bike threads – it's any "X or Y?" thread! It wouldn't be too bad if the people recommending bike/frame Z had anything to back up their opinions but 99% of the time they don't!
It's like they run through a mental checklist:
Vaguely related to the topic?
Handmade?
By a man with a beard?
Who's caucasion?
Who talks about soul and connections?
Whose products are hardly ever in the mainstream mtb media?
Reviews taken entirely from the small, self-justifying pool of owners who would sooner die than say their $4000 ti frame isn't really all that?
Nice website which looks all ethical and non-corporate?
Charges extra for all the above?
If Z achieves 9/9 then it gets a recommend on STW regardless of why the OP had asked about X and Y.