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05-28-22, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by beng1

None of those addresses the question the person who started the thread asked about derailleur hangers, and they are weak at best period. Titanium is hard and expensive to repair, Steel is easy and cheap to repair. So unless you can get a Titanium frame with a replaceable derailleur hanger, Steel wins. Again, titanium is for the pro, or those who are looking for jewelry, not a bicycle.

Dude, we're rwo pages into the thread and the OPs question has been answered. Several times.

"Titanium is for the pro"? What silly elitist hogwash. If something about titanium is useful for "the pro", it's also useful for the amateur.

Last edited by genejockey; 05-28-22 at 07:15 PM.

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