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Originally Posted by cfox
I was hemming and hawing (sp?) the same thing, and this is one reason I ultimately went with Ti. Stainless is strong, but tube makers use that strength as an opportunity to draw the tubes paper thin, XCR is butted to .4 of a mm, and 953 can be even thinner. I knew that would be in my head every time I leaned my bike against a wall.
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Agree on dents, although the very thin stainless-steel tube walls are not driven just by its superior strength in my opinion. Like other steels, stainless is much heavier and stiffer than titanium. About twice as much on an equal size basis. If tube manufacturers didn’t make stainless tubes a lot thinner the frame would be too heavy and or too stiff. And weight does matter to most riders.
And unfortunately a very thin tube, even when made from stronger material, can often dent easier than a thicker tube of weaker material.