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Carbon vs Titanium

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  • May 2, 2013 at 11:42 am #18666
    Noelieboy

    AaaHhhhh Can somebody, anybody help me please….or maybe shed some light…???
    I’m drowning in confusion, I have a list of bikes about as long as my legs & I don’t know anymore.
    I have a budget of £1,500 – £2k & I’m looking to upgrade my steed to something more worthy.

    I Originally had a small list of Carbon bikes maybe a ribble R872, or a BMC roadracer, or a Specialized Roubaix, or a boardman road team, or a cinelli saetta, or a dolan (as I’m NW based) but then I heard about Ti & the Van Nich has been drawing me in.
    Titanium sounds amazing but now I’m not sure if Ti is right…

    I had ruled out aluminium as (generally) the ride is quite rigid & the roads in & around Greater Manchester aren’t the best. my current Alu bike has me whincing in pain over the bumps but I’ve heard alu is on the comeback. I just don’t know anymore.

    i went to edinburgh cycles in manchester & the assistant then suggested more bikes to me, argh headache. these were the mekk potenza (sounds great for £1,100!), the focus cayo evo 4/6 & the cube agree gtc.

    I suppose what I’m getting at is, would any of these (particularly Ti)stack up in a race if I was to start racing (which I’m considering) & is there a good allrounder to stop me buying 2 bikes 🙂

    thanks in advance

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  • May 2, 2013 at 7:57 pm #731787
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    Noelieboy

    Cheers guys all very
    Cheers guys all very helpful.
    I will check out the Spin bikes, hadnt heard of those.
    I have seen the Lynskys but I wasn’t overly impressed compared to the Van Nic’s.

    Where I’m at now is I think its a straight race with the Van Nic & a new contender – A Wilier Izoad XP 105 which I have just test rode tonight & loved it! Very responsive & a great ride.
    I had test rides on the mekk potenza 5, Merckx emz, specialised roubaix & focus Cayo 6 tonight & just as I was leaving the store guy suggested the Wilier. I wish he hadn’t as its thrown another spanner in the works now.

    I would like to try out a dolan tho before making my final decision.

    May 2, 2013 at 4:19 pm #731785
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    700c

    Your options sound pretty
    Your options sound pretty racy so if you do go for ti make sure it’s on the lighter side /with racier geometry.

    Due to the virtues if the material, most manufacturers design ti bikes as distance machines rather than out and out racing machines.

    Personally I love my Ti kinesis and with light wheels it fairly flies along, and I can recommend this if you’re not just racing on it, but I do believe Spin or Lynsky make lighter, more aggressively sporty models in Ti.

    May 2, 2013 at 4:02 pm #731783
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    tomisitt

    Have you thought about Spin
    Have you thought about Spin titanium bikes…pretty racy, especially the Spitfire Mk3 and the Lightning (they even have a their own race team) and reasonably priced. Few Ti bikes are as “raceable” as the equivalent carbon ones, but unless you’re at a high level of racing, the chances are you won’t notice a huge difference (except in comfort).

    May 2, 2013 at 3:37 pm #731781
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    spongebob

    That’s because carbon riders
    That’s because carbon riders are out riding and titanium are hanging about outside the cafe ;);)

    May 2, 2013 at 3:07 pm #731779
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    Noelieboy

    simonkenyon wrote:What makes

    simonkenyon wrote:
    What makes you think you wouldn’t be able to race on it?

    Anyhow, this may or may not help your decision making – but in my experience, when it comes to carbon vs. titanium, nobody ever comes up to you and says “wow, that’s a cool bike” when you’re riding carbon …

    this is very true, Titanium does stand out from the norm. is the gratification worth the £400 price difference…???

    I wasn’t sure if the Van Nic was a full racing spec.
    The van nic website states: “The Mistral has been designed with all-day saddle occupancy in mind. It’s ideal for riders who want great performance without a ‘professional’ price tag”
    where as the Ventus states: “A performance racer with a silky-smooth ride, the Ventus delivers all the magical qualities of Titanium at a wallet-friendly price.”

    May 2, 2013 at 2:58 pm #731777
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    Noelieboy

    cheers Jim
    I’m going to test
    cheers Jim

    I’m going to test ride the Mekk Potenza tonight…

    May 2, 2013 at 1:08 pm #731775
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    simonkenyon

    What makes you think you
    What makes you think you wouldn’t be able to race on it?

    Anyhow, this may or may not help your decision making – but in my experience, when it comes to carbon vs. titanium, nobody ever comes up to you and says “wow, that’s a cool bike” when you’re riding carbon …

    May 2, 2013 at 12:30 pm #731773
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    Cycle_Jim

    Got a mekk poggio, its very
    Got a mekk poggio, its very nice!

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