A) Butted Ti frame - Slightly lighter, less stiff, more expensive
B) Straight gauge Ti frame - Slightly heavier, stiffer, cheaper
For a 100% tarmac road bike. On the one hand, stiffness, especially in the bottom bracket and chainstays is what I want, but a hundred or two grams is difficult to ignore and does "double butted" as a marketing term if nothing else, add value/salability?
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I've ridden both butted and plain Ti frames and the butted was noticeably nicer to ride. I would go butted if I had the choice... one of the plain gauge frames was noticeably stiffer but lacked something, it was a bit dead... who is making the frame?
Unsure yet. Which is the basis for my asking. I wanted butted, Waltly are saying they're not doing butted. I am checking with some other manufacturers.
Opinion poll:
Would you rather
A) Butted Ti frame - Slightly lighter, less stiff, more expensive
B) Straight gauge Ti frame - Slightly heavier, stiffer, cheaper
For a 100% tarmac road bike. On the one hand, stiffness, especially in the bottom bracket and chainstays is what I want, but a hundred or two grams is difficult to ignore and does "double butted" as a marketing term if nothing else, add value/salability?