....... :?: But it has three things going for it STEEL Black Cheap I had one and liked it. Had it set up as a SS and had my Niner set up geared. Rode them both but liked the Niner better, sold the Q-Ball and converted the Niner into a SS Lot's of good options out there including my Voodoo. Got an 06 on closeout for $250 (shipped):bang:
Vassagos are Steel, Cheap and black too.... :-k And they have "Wet Cat" geometry which, as any hardcorp 29" SS rider knows, is crucial to performance.
Can't go wrong Vassagos are nice the Q-Ball is made right here in the US (if that makes a difference:?: However this has my eye.........:bang: http://vassagocycles.com/optimusti.html
Titanium? No thank you. I gather you havn't read this yet: Titanium Pros: Incredibly strong and lightweight. Riding ti is like being carried across a land of down duvets while on opium by herd of Jell-o horses all riding lugged steel bikes with Clement tubulars. Cons: The vast majority of titanium bikes are built of tubing purchased from breakaway republics that were once part of the former Soviet Union. These republics subsidize themselves by dismantling their nuclear weapons facilities and selling the space-aged materials of which they are comprised to the West. The result is that most titanium bikes emit unacceptable levels of radiation. Owners of titanium bikes are transforming their DNA on every ride and are unwittingly spawning an army of mutants even as you read this. In an already uncertain time, this is, quite frankly, horrifying.
I don't know that you should blindly believe everything you read, especially when your source is http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/4633/best-of-bike-snob/
and ladium will get you childsupportium, garnishwageium, and alimonium. All of which are very expensive.
Scandium Scandium = SCAM You are still rollin on an incredibly light ALUM frame. Back in my little wheel daze I had a Merlin ti HT and it was :bang:
Produced I think you mean far east. The fact that they do not indicate MADE IN THE US on their web site tells me they are made overseas. But I could be wrong..