Saracen Avro, carbon frame, discs and bolt through

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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    ... the Granfondo Ti will be coming out with disc capabilities next year. Could be awesome.

    That if you believe in the titanium blurb... they're just tubes welded together... there is really nothing about titanium that stands out, nothing you would be able to measure with any instrument a bit more sensitive than your joints... but if you ask those who spent 3 K on a titanium frame, it's amazing! (As most folks who spent 3 K on frame feel compelled to say, in fairness)... it is a case of "money buying you happiness" even if it's only an illusion to last until the following spring, when the amazement wears out and the new amazing thing rolls in... "stainless"!!!

    Or alternatively... it's a well designed frame that has received incredibly positive reviews. The GF ti is not a 3K frameset.
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    I don't buy titanium to some perceived performance advantage or mythical properties. I just like that it's fairly abusable, cleans up like new and has a certain spring compared to other frame materials. It does 'wind up' though, in my opinion. According to the metrics I've gathered in Sporttracks, my Ti bike is measurable slower on a given course in similar weather to my carbon bike.

    It's still a great material, though, especially for a winter / bad weather bike.

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