I've always lusted over it more than carbon, and am seriously considering the BD Ti for my next roadie. TomA's experience with his metal frames doesn't hurt either. How much do I care how fast my roadie is, anyway? It's not like I race it.

Yours are very nice!

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The point is, ladies and gentleman, that speed, for lack of a better word, is good. Speed is right, Speed works. Speed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Those bikes look gorgeous! Specially the last one, awesome job!

Local guy near me welds custom ti frames. Not sure on the quality or price but kinda interesting.

I almost bought a ti motobecane but ended up getting an aluminum instead, regret that.

Beautiful rides! My wife races CX on FireFly ti frames. Such amazing workmanship, plus they are less likely to explode during races and shipping :)

https://www.instagram.com/...rce=ig_web_copy_link

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Alex Arman

Strava

I have a Lemond Victorie ti and a Habanero ti. Both road bikes. I enjoy both of them. I’ve had the lemond for around 9 years and the Habanero for just a year.

Yep, pretty much all I ride now is my custom English (steel not ti). I run 3 different wheel sets on this bike - 650x48, 700x40 and 700x25. It pretty much covers the riding I do other than my mtn bike.

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You never know what a local guy is capable of. May be your local guy will become another Lynskey. This 29er single speed classical frame was built by legendary Matt Chester and later modified by the previous owner - added S&S couplers and split seat stay for a belt drive. I use it as a commute bike for bad weather - rain, snow, ice... Some folks were ready to wait months and even years to get their frame built by Matt...

Primarily mountain bikes but also a nice gravel:

https://www.bearclawbicycleco.com

Stunning colors, beautiful and super stylish! Good steel bike is actually great. It's good to have disk brakes since you can use smaller wheels with larger tires. I use 26 inch wheels and two sets of studded tires on my 29er for winter work commute.

I demoed a Ti bike once (Guru Praemio) - loves the way it rode. When I bought my R3 I gave a long hard look at a Moots but it just didn’t fit the budget.

At some point in time when I know just what I like in a bike (geometry, brakes, intended use, tire clearance, etc) I’d love to go down the custom Ti route. Maybe a Strong, Erickson, or DeSalvo.

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Matt

If I had to pick the most innovative bike builder it would be English. His bikes are just amazing. Incredible craftsmanship.

I don’t ride one but here in CO I see a lot of Moots out there.

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Formerly DrD

Huh, so you're Dani Mariea's husband. I've been following her racing for years, first learned about her through TSH. As vast as the internet may be, it's still a small place I guess.

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ZONE3 - We Last Longer

I went to a Ti road bike last year and love it. There's something to be said for the mostly worry-free riding, wrenching and airline travel.

Small world, indeed! Have the bikes packed up last night and dropping her off at the airport this morning for her first racing of the year in China. #CrossIsHere

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Alex Arman

Strava

Two Ti bikes in my family but both 'retro' :-)

Dads got a Ti roadbike with carbon fork, spinergy's and 9 speed record.

I've got a Ti MTB on Sids, crossmax and XTR M970.

Photos are lacking since photobucket stitched me up, but theres a few detail pics on my Instagram : https://instagram.com/p/BfmFupynTE6/

WD :-)

Hey, nice ride and cool set up. The famous Airborne head tube badge looks familiar :)
My son used to beat it up commuting to school in NYC almost a decade ago. The bike survived a bunch of crashes - only decals got ripped. My son grew up since then and my wife rides his bike. Time is flying and now my kid is riding Lynskey XL size bike I built for him this year. Here is his new Ti beast...

http://www.crisptitanium.com/


If you can afford one, and wait the three years it takes for him yo get around to making yours!!! You can have whatever you want though.

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He who understands the WHY, will understand the HOW.

I would love a lynskey. Can’t justify a new bike right now but it’s tempting.

Check out the Clearance page on Lynskey Web site from time to time and you may get a legendary frame with lifetime warranty a rock bottom price. You just need to swap parts from your old bike... For disclosure - I’m not affiliated with Lynskey in any way, just ride and love their frame prowdly made in the US. I’ve to give credits titanium frame builders in China though - my frame with Pinion gear box was custom built in China and I love it.

Nice :-)

The early headtube badge was the hardest part to source, I found mine via a mechanic in a US based bike shop (I am in the UK).

I built my bike up from a bare frame, it's a 'Lucky Strike'.

I heard a rumour that the early Airborne's were built in the Russian Motorola satalite place ? I think the brand has now become Van Nicolas ?

If you wanted to refresh the decals I think Velocals has now started to reproduce the older Airborne graphics.

WD :-)

Love this discussion. Don’t forget Seven Cycles. They’ve been having some fun around bikes you can use all year on the road and off road. I built a Red Sky last year and absolutely love it.

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http://www.endurancelab.fit

Yep. I definitely keep an eye on their clearance. I have a friend who bought a couple on clearance for him and his wife. My road bike is only 4 years old so it’s hard for me to justify getting ride of it. But maybe another year or two. My friend swears by his lynskey and says it’s the smoothest bike he’s ever ridden

Plenty of nice Ti bikes out there- the ones built with couplers for travel are especially useful. Ti isn't better or smoother than Steel or Carbon, but is more expensive. I have had 2 Ti bikes over the years and not sure they were better in any way from my Steel bikes. But if you like it, go for it.