[Peter B]

Originally Posted by gordieax

I'm fairly new to all the biking technology while considering a Ti bike. I understand that butted tubing might make the frame slightly lighter than straight ti tubing but does butted tubing give a better quality ride? Relative to that, is it worth the significant extra cost??
Please enlighten me. Thanks

Either can be built/tuned by the right maker to deliver your desired characteristics. The difference is in the weight of your frame and your wallet.

http://www.spectrum-cycles.com/faq.php

http://www.spectrum-cycles.com/materials.php

http://www.strongframes.com/blog/200...ed-titanium-2/

http://kenteriksen.com/faqs/

http://www.habcycles.com/techstuf.html

http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/...t-simple_91078