Originally Posted by
Groasters
I live down a gravel road and the sensation I got on that first ti ride was that it felt like the seatpost was made of some sort of well-damped springy plastic, so improved (or maybe just "different") was the damping of the vibration from the gravel road. I immediately checked the pressure of the rear tyre. Quite unexpected, a mild shock, to be honest.
Well, Ti is more flexible than steel, with only about 60% the stiffness. A nice property, if you want vertical compliance.
Not such a nice property, if you're looking for bottom bracket rigidity.