Originally Posted by
Eric F
Ti frames break, too.
Anything can break and I am not insane and think that Ti is lifetime frame that I will pass down like some people do, but the chances it “breaks” compared to a carbon bike from over torquing, chain drop, rock strike, or minor crash is very minor. This doesn’t mean I threw my Ti bikes down flights of stairs but the fact that I could buff out minor scratches and tolerances usually on Ti bikes are usually spot on which is a much bigger problem with carbon press fit bottom brackets since making a perfect circle via carbon is nearly impossible.