When I started out cycling back in the late 80’s, the material of choice for bike frames was steel. There were basically two kinds of steel, hi-tension and chromium molybdenum, or chromoly for short.

If you’re into titanium frames, then it’s possible you’ve heard the name Ari Emmett before. If you haven’t, you’ve almost definitely seen his work. In the past 15 years or so, Ari has been involved ...