Piaw, did you ever learn why your two custom frames broke. Did they break in the same place ?
Steven Sweedler Plymouth, New Hampshire On Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM Piaw Na <p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I guess it's different strokes for different folks. What always drew me to > Grant's designs ever since the Bridgestone days has been the ride quality. > (My 1993 Bridgestone RB-1 had eyelets for fenders, but no rack mounts --- > as a saddlebag user I didn't care) Compared to the Bridgestone RB-1, other > bikes I test rode didn't have that sublime feeling of being agile and > responsive while not beating you up on a long ride. I copied the RB-1 for > my custom touring bike and it too rides great but obviously I've broken 2 > of those frames so obviously Titanium is much more unforgiving of > fabrication errors than steel is. As far as being practical is concerned > titanium is unbeatable --- no paint to scratch, no possibility of rust, and > no need for chainstay protectors. Having said that there's nothing like > steel for ride quality --- for whatever reason steel frames seem to dampen > creaks and other noises that come up in other bikes, and the fact that you > can build steel frames out of smaller diameter tubing contributes to the > handling and ride quality that other frame materials do not have. I'm picky > and sensitive about frame geometry (others on this list have claimed you > can't tell the difference in 5mm in BB drop --- I can! Not only that, I > learned that I dislike the change in handling even from a 28mm tire to a > 32mm tire, while others claim nothing but benefits from a wider taller > tire), so I've learned that other people's assumptions and choices about > what makes a bike ride nice don't really apply to me, but Grant's does! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eab19a5c-72aa-4427-8a50-6f899e38c999n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eab19a5c-72aa-4427-8a50-6f899e38c999n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfJ3aJGnN2z42ro6kzR2iZNSLEJuvjx7rRWLun8UqvTqLg%40mail.gmail.com.
