What's the BEST Bike Frame Material || Alloy, Carbon, Steel or Ti?
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- Choosing the best bicycle frame material for your next bike is hard, and sadly there's no single cut and dry answer. But in this video we break down the pros and cons of aluminum, carbon fiber, steel, and titanium to help you choose the best option for YOU!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Aluminum
2:24 Carbon Fiber
5:03 Steel
6:49 Titanium
8:36 Which is Best For You? - Sport
Thanks for the info. I just subscribed to your channel! I just bought a New Old Stock (1998) Litespeed Titanium full suspension Mountain Bike frame for $300 (new price $3,000). Titanium is beautiful and without paint you save a couple of pounds. I am 67 and this will be my first bike build (should be easier than working on my Porsche right?). My current bike is a 2001 Specialized Rockhopper Disc hardtail (Magura Hydraulics). I should’ve done this earlier, not getting any younger, right!
Thank you bro for sharing this research and knowledge
Absolutely 🤙🤙
You just got me all sentimental. I had a really expensive custom-made titanium bike a couple of years back, and while I was away one weekend my girlfriend sold it and then broke up with me by text message. I was pretty pissed off, understandably. Not had a custom-made nor titanium frame since.
Dude no way?! That’s awful, so sorry to hear that! I’m sure another one will come back into your life again 🤙 And by that I mean a custom ti frame, not a psycho girlfriend 😬
Aluminium for me because of the stiffness. Everyone's riding at least 25mm tyres these days so that smooths out the ride.
Good point about tire size! I think the same can be said with mountain bikes; wider tires combined with a tubeless setup and the lower PSI they allow you to run can really dampen the trail!!
Well done
Thank you!!
Titanium and steel for me 👍🏼
You and me both 🤙🤙
I ride a titanium hardtail that I personally designed for myself.
That’s awesome!! Who did the build?
@@99spokes Waltly Titanium. My custom city bike is designed for tires up to 27.5x2.8 and with the option to use with up to 52T chainring.
@@cyclinginsofia Waltly did mine too ... love it!!!
Hello. Can someone tell me how each bike frame material compare in terms of scratch resistance?
The most scratch resistant-I just bought a Litespeed full suspension Mountain Bike because it doesn’t have paint on it, (and you save a couple of pounds. If it gets scratched, you just polish it out. Next is Cro moly; scratch off the paint use nail polish to match the paint color to prevent rust. Aluminum, because if it’s a hard scratch, it may gouge out some material. The worst is Carbon fiber, especially if you cut the fiber, it will break along the scratch. Special materials to repair.
@@michaelalfonso1070 Thanks! ;) I'm looking for a road/gravel bike with a compromise betweet confort, durability, resistance to "fatigue" (capacity to maintain its properties after intense use) and yield (or speed/performance). I don't know wich one is best for me. I hate dilemmas! :D
@@Karim-uv9om Sometimes your budget will help you decide. If you can afford it, Titanium is the best, it will not fatigue, (like aluminum) or rust like Chrome Molly, or break when scratched like Carbon Fiber. I bought my 1998 New Old Stock Litespeed for $300 (its a $3,000 retail, probably cost more now). The good thing is I have switched out a lot of parts on my 2001 Specalized Rockhopper Disc and will move the new parts to the Lightspeed. I should've got it sooner, not getting any younger, (I'm 67) I ride a lot at night, (here in Hawaii, it's cooler and I can lengthen my ride). Of course I use strong lights! Titanium will last at least a lifetime, (they make jet turbine blades with Titanium). Good luck go Ti!
@@michaelalfonso1070 Thank you for your advice! ;)
@@Karim-uv9om My first step 15 years ago, was to purchased a Titanium Skagen watch. It was affordable (under $150) and beautiful!
Aluminum is the most recyclable and environmentally sustainable material here. The other materials have marginally better performance with vastly more environmental impact.
Please consider this factor also.
Steel actually has the least environmental impact, but isn’t as recyclable as alloy
Alum-I-nium... Not al-U-mum
Haha there’s only one “i” in aluminum though 😜 Maybe us Americans have been saying it right all along 🤷♂️