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kcr - my Amazon is seatstay mount. Depending on your height, we could arrange something? 😉
Ok so if we turn it on its head and wanted a steel frame based on some of the advice here
It begs the question as there's so many good off the peg frames,seems pointless going custom ,that and the good builders seem to be road not mtb specialists.
Which frame for pootling round on?
The advantage of going custom is getting the geometry and/or features you are after.
...and Ti is rustless, which is a big plus for an everyday commuter. Every steel frame I've owned started rusting after a few winters of normal wear and tear.
I have three steel bikes, which are 22, 21 and 18 years old. One is a year-round commuter, another is my winter road bike.
No rust.
Except he doesn't work for them anymore.
Interesting brand name [i]You've got a nerve![/i]
Is Enigma a bit of a spent force, don't seem to hear about them so much nowadays, maybe it's just I don't do road anymore?
Enigma fixed my Soda- they were very busy at the time, I reckon maybe they're just in the "as big as we can be and getting on with things" state of mind
The only seat rails I've broken were both Ti. Steel rails on my long-distance / away in the sticks bike.Ti rails of course.
It's not though, is it - it's slightly oversized usually in comparison to steel. Which given the cube property of stiffness...
Varies, some of the (imo) better ti frames use quite notably oversized tubes in comparison to steel. But agreed, and that's why a lot of ti's 'magic ride' rep is simply flex combined with low weight. There's a relatively small range of tubes available in ti as it's all stuff made for hydraulics or other engineering applications whereas steel is actually drawn for bikes in a whole range of dimensions.
@scotroutes All the good builders are darn sarf it seems ,Roberts is an itch I would like to scratch ,Yorkshire seems to be a bit dull, maybe its because of the weather.
I have both a custom steel and ti. Love both of them but if I were to get another bike it would be steel. Mainly because of the long term fix-ability and using a British Builder.
I have had the steel for 8 years and the Ti for 4.
The only Ti bike I owned, an On One Ti 456-Lynskey made, broke. My thought would be that they had made it down to 3 1/2 lbs. Had they kept it nearer 4 lbs, it probably would have stood a better chance.
And while it was love initially, the relationship didn't last that long- I never really jelled with it
I recently picked up a Saracen Kili Flyer Ti on here and so far I am loving it. It seems to have the compliance of steel so takes away some buzz and if you work it you can use the natural spring and flex to good effect. Added to this it has the bonus of weighing in at the same as aluminum and some carbon. Win win of you ask me.
Oh and also the raw finish is great. As for bike for life, I don't know, but I certainly won't be looking to change it anytime soon and would like to justify buying a ti road/cx/gravel bike now.