Would you pay 40 000 ZAR for a titanium frame ?

[Kalahari Vegmot]

Are you going to feel a difference for 40K, or do you want bragging rights?

[Flippa]

Moonmen custom Ti frame and fork to my specs is R82k at today's exchange rate.

 

Black Sheep custom frame and double crown truss fork R70k.

 

Would I pay? Hell, yes if I had the dosh. Even if I didn't, I only need 1 kidney, 1 testicle and would give up a few other body parts.....

 

Paid 1000 pound for my Ti hardtail frame in 2012, Ti you only tend to buy once.......

[pista]

R40k is your deposit when you looking at frames from Independent Fabrications,Baum,MOOTS,Mosaic or SEVEN Cycles.

[the nerd]

As Flippa so eloquently says... 

 

"Ti you only tend to buy once......."

 

My lowly TD1 is a good few years old now, is it passed its sell by date, hell no... 

 

Would i drop the R40k on another Ti frame of sorts, or steel for that matter... yep. 

 

Do I have R40k to buy another bike... nope... 

[2bliss]

No, but my answer would have been different if I were rich. If that had been the case, I might have spent even more on a ti frame. No, it isn't just about the ride. In fact, mass-produced ti frames don't really appeal to me. Custom ti frames made by smaller companies... man, some of those are art!

[the nerd]

No, but my answer would have been different if I were rich. If that had been the case, I might have spent even more on a ti frame. No, it isn't just about the ride. In fact, mass-produced ti frames don't really appeal to me. Custom ti frames made by smaller companies... man, some of those are art!

 

 

Yeah I agree with this... 

 

Hand made or GTFOH

[Kalahari Vegmot]

I think, that if you were to ride 1 frame for the rest of your life, why not spend 100K?

 

But are you?

[BaGearA]

No, but my answer would have been different if I were rich. If that had been the case, I might have spent even more on a ti frame. No, it isn't just about the ride. In fact, mass-produced ti frames don't really appeal to me. Custom ti frames made by smaller companies... man, some of those are art!

Cotic make A limited number of frames every year , granted its in the 100's some 1000's for some models but nothing like 100000 scott's or so

 

And you can get one hella grand frame and shock for under 30k from them.

 

I'm biased towards steel I think , but if you're prepared to drop that cash on one-of-A-kind be my geust.

 

 

My Soul frame cost 9k and after 9months its still the Only one in SA (its with A guy in Capetown now)

 

Many lynskey's in SA for instance.

[2bliss]

if you're prepared to drop that cash on one-of-A-kind be my geust.

 

I think you missed the "if I were rich" bit of my post I won't be buying any ti frame, mass produced or otherwise.

[TALUS]

Yes. You will have that bike long after all the plastic bikes have died. Absolutely yes (BTW I drive a golf - ego long dead).

[T-Bob]

is it custom? Like totally custom? Measured, discussed, riding style evaluated, fitted, tubing selected, refitted, custom metalwork etc? If you consider that there are a lot of dual sue' that might get near that then it's not bad. But I wouldn't. 

[eddy]

The question is badly framed as many people would not consider R40k for ANY frame yet many spend that and more on carbon.

 

The question should be, if you are willing to spend R40k on a frame, would you consider Ti ?

 

The answer is unequivocally yes. My next top-end road frame costing +40k will be either Ti or Steel.

[Heel Drop]

The question is badly framed as many people would not consider R40k for ANY frame yet many spend that and more on carbon.

 

The question should be, if you are willing to spend R40k on a frame, would you consider Ti ?

 

The answer is unequivocally yes. My next top-end road frame costing +40k will be either Ti or Steel.

go frame your own questions then dear wise sir mine is 100% the way I wanted it framed 

[eddy]

go frame your own questions then dear wise sir mine if 100% the way I wanted it framed 

I only frame my questions in steel or Ti... that way my questions are not subject to built in obsolescence and fashion...

[pietas]

It has been asked earlier but unless you specify what type of frame (mtb, road, CX), properties of the Ti and how it was made (handmade, mass produced), one can not make a call on yes or no.

 

Yes, I will pay R40k for a handmade top-quality Ti frame. 

But you are welcome to be taken for a ride and overpay R40k for a sub-quality frame.

[Vetseun]

I am loving my Ti bike more than I ever thought possible.

Where would I ever be able to do 200km rides on a hardtail.

So ja, if I had the financial means I would pay 40k for a Ti bike frame with a smile.