Comparing gnarly Titanium gravel bikes

[lawrence281]

Hey peeps,

Looking to get a gnarly Ti gravel bike to shredd it up of course, not in my terotorityOr as I main road cycle but have been getting into off road cycling on the mtb and now looking for a gravel bike.

Intiailly I loved the feel and ride of Temple Steel gravel bikes but have kept my options open for Ti bikes which are undeniably beautiful and have so many good factors for adventuring and a long day in a saddle/touring.

Titus Goldrush SRAM Force 1 Titanium Gravel Bike | Planet X

https://alpkit.com/products/sonder-camino-ti-rival1-hydraulic

Orginally I wanted https://www.templecycles.co.uk/products/adventure-disc-1?variant=32644442259542
which I still want.

Would love peoples opinions on ti vs steel or if its noticeable on long tours or rad rides?

 

[lawrence281]

Carbon has more chance of removing vibrations than ti, but it will never look as good!

Planet Xs one is nice for the money, I'd imagine from the same factory as alpkit/Ribble etc.

You don't have to worry about ti as much as steel either. Friends steel bike has just recently got a hole in the chain stay, only ever ridden in the dry too.

For adventuring I woudn't trust myself with carbon, My girlfriends low-step through commuter bike ive used for my commutes, and I love the look, the feel of the frame and its such a smooth ride. So Id imagine the steel adventure bike would be a dream, I would love to test ride a titanium which I havent yet, but for my price range, both materials are in it. I think temple have lifetime warranty aswell, so if a random hole got in the chain stay, they would sort it