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vaxn8r contributor Reged: 12/19/03 Posts: 222 Re: carbon v. ti       04/11/04 01:45 AM (67.170.172.233) Edit   Reply   Quote   RDP, I own a '92 Litespeed Classic. Not the greatest bike. It was early on in the ti craze and the bike was not super light or really all that comfortable. But at least it was flexy! I always felt disadvantaged trying to climb on it. It still a looker though. Very nice welds and polished finish. I've ridden a Merlin EL quite a bit and it's in a whole different league than my old Litespeed. If I were to get another ti bike the Merlin EL would be on the short list, probably with a Serotta Legend (only because I've heard people rave about them...plus Craig Calfee likes them). The Merlin did a nice job of soaking up the rough stuff but definitely not as good as the Tetra Pro. In terms of stiffness, no question, the Calfee is stiffer, climbs and sprints feel better. The Calfee is lighter too. I really like the Merlin. The Calfee is a better bike on several levels. The Merlin is maybe only better in terms of it'll last forever. But the Merlin EL costs more. BTW, no frame is really good at supressing the big bumps. What the Calfee excels at is making chip-seal feel like a well paved road. It really is phenomenal. Post Extras

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Carbon Durability charlesf 04/08/04 08:34 PM Re: Carbon Durability Max   04/11/04 12:25 AM Re: Max's post charlesf   04/18/04 03:29 AM Re: Serotta TheMightySkunk   04/22/04 10:09 PM Re: Serotta skuke   04/22/04 11:17 PM Re: AA flight 587 TheMightySkunk   04/23/04 07:09 AM Re: AA flight 587 skuke   04/23/04 03:42 PM Re: Parlee, Moots, Calfee RDP   04/10/04 02:57 AM Re: Carbon Durability Tetrafied   04/09/04 08:30 PM Re: Carbon Durability bfd   04/09/04 03:01 AM Re: Carbon Durability vaxn8r   04/09/04 02:49 AM Re: Carbon Durability DGauthier   04/09/04 12:16 AM Re: Carbon Durability Wisdom   04/09/04 01:34 AM I think... Dave_Thompson   04/09/04 02:43 AM I don't think that's the only consideration . . . DGauthier   04/09/04 04:10 AM Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . dfcas   04/09/04 10:11 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . nicrump   04/09/04 05:43 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . DGauthier   04/09/04 08:10 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . charlesf   04/10/04 02:19 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:20 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . 1centaur   04/10/04 02:24 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . easypedaler   04/10/04 03:34 PM Re: ti v. carbon RDP   04/10/04 03:46 PM Re:If I had too..... easypedaler   04/10/04 08:56 PM Re: ti ride RDP   04/10/04 10:16 PM Re: what the heck does...... easypedaler   04/10/04 03:35 PM Re: what the heck does...... RDP   04/10/04 03:38 PM Re: Parlee demos RDP   04/10/04 03:09 AM Re: Parlee demos vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:10 AM Re: Parlee demos RDP   04/10/04 06:14 AM Re: Parlee demos vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:23 AM Re: carbon v. ti RDP   04/10/04 06:40 AM Re: carbon v. ti vaxn8r   04/11/04 01:45 AM Merlin Lon   04/11/04 07:14 PM Re: Merlin vaxn8r   04/12/04 03:02 AM Re: Merlin Lon   04/12/04 06:15 PM Re: Merlin bfd   04/12/04 07:04 PM bfd & vaxn8r Lon   04/12/04 07:37 PM Re: bfd & vaxn8r vaxn8r   04/13/04 04:01 AM vaxn8r Lon   04/13/04 08:46 PM vaxn8r Lon   04/13/04 12:15 PM Re: When easypedaler   04/11/04 10:25 PM Re: carbon v. ti RDP   04/11/04 05:10 AM Re: Carbon Durability beegeddie   04/08/04 09:02 PM Re: Carbon Durability MSO   04/09/04 06:18 PM

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