my 10 anthem x2 is a great bike,but have been thinking of swapping the frame for a lovely charge duster titanium.as i ride mainly the ridgeway/marlbrough downs/salisbury plain,the terrain isn't the most taxing to be honest.have never owned a titanium bike before (always have lusted after one).i am happy to loose the rear suspension (and when it gets really cloggy chalk in winter.would be better on a ht also/cheaper to service as well).what would you decide? thanks in advance 🙂
I would. Doesn't sound if you [i]need[/i] full suspension and a Ti hardtail should be much lighter.
Yes. I have an old ti456 and it's great. No doubt it will snap but it's nice at the moment.
Have you looked at...
Pipedream sirus ti
Genesis altitude ti ( looks very nice)
Brodie holeshot ti
?
Personally no
Own an XC full sus bike, and a Ti hardtail, both are great, but I wouldn't swap the one for the other if I could only have one bike.
Ti really is a bit of a myth to be honest. Does it ride better than steel? Maybe 1-2% difference, and 1lb or so weight saving. In your position, buy a cheap steel frame to build up as a second bike quite frankly! I think if you sold your full sus bike to buy a Ti hardtail, you'll probably be quite disappointed.
Besides, those Anthem X's are about as fast and efficient as full sus bikes come anyway...
in a word no
in two words hell no ❗
We dont have the most taxing terrain round this way for sure (not far from salibury myself.) but having recently gone from hardtail to full sus - I cant see me going back (not even for posh ti shiny stuff).