Carbon or Titanium

biking_mongoose
biking_mongoose Posts: 50
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Can anyone recommend a value for money carbon frame. Dont mind paying for it but dont want inferior quality for the sake of having carbon. Would titanium be a better option?

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  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    what about a Look 585 from je james at sale price of £1500. not cheap I know, but an absolutely great frame if you want to treat yourself.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    what do you want it for?
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    http://pedalforce.com/online/product_in ... cts_id=348
  • morrisje
    morrisje Posts: 507
    The Look 585 is a lovely frame but a bit over the top for most people. What about a Look 461, half the price at

    http://www.biketraks.com/products.php?plid=m16b9s177p0
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Before you make a choice made on material alone, consider what you are going to be using the bike for, fit & position and how long you plan to keep it. The £1500 price point is highly competitive giving you a wide choice of frames and materials. Also look at close-out deals on 2007 bikes if looking for value-for-money.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    yes, sound advice, work out what you want it for first :D

    Both carbon and Ti can be well built and poorly built, and obviously there can b eno answer on which is better without considering your needs.

    Assuming they are both of a good quality, then Ti has a lower stiffness to weight ratio than carbon but is probably more durable. If well made, then both will give a comfortable ride, though it seems there are more harsh carbon frames out there than Ti.

    A fair bit of it comes down to what floats your boat aesthetically, how bothered you are by the 400g or so weight penalty that comes with a Ti frame (for comparable stiffness), and how worried you are about the scare /real stories of carbon's fragiliity.

    The poster above is right that if you do have £1500 to play with then the world is your carbon/Ti oyster (we seem to have chosen that amount for you!!)

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