Tit-anium - Better Than Carbon
October 24th, 2007 by ArleighTitanium is a word that makes my skin tingle. I don’t lust over carbon or ever have. Sure I have carbon bars, or a carbon road bike but it doesn’t get me too excited.
Titanium I lust crave. I’ve had a Boone titanium cog and spacer kit on my bike for almost two years. Together the weight is super low compared to other cog and spacer kits out there. The cog has tons of life left and can be rotated for longer wear. Check out their website.
If you are like me and want more Ti for your bike. Moots makes a seat post, spacers and stem. Seven Cycles has a handlebar that makes me quiver.
Now to give you my reasoning of why Tit-anium is better than carbon.
1. Durability - You don’t have to worry about chipping your clear coat, laying it down on the trail won’t cause you to lose sleep.
2. Repairable - Every seen a crack in a carbon frame? It is normally warrantied if it is manufactured by a big company like Trek, Specialized, or Giant. Then it’s destroyed. Why? Because they can’t fix it!!! Now with titanium they could. I’ve seen head tubes, bottom brackets and drop outs cut off to have new ones welded on.
3. Many applications - Titanium can be found in spokes, cassettes, chains, chain rings and heavy wear items. Until recently carbon spokes were almost non existent.
4. Finish - If you scratch up a Ti frame just buff it out. It can be shined up or dulled down.
5. It’s sexy. Points finished.
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