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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
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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