>>984561You can see the tyre has started to creep up just above where the cord has come undone. It's gliding around the bead. If it's new, send it back. Don't ride it.
>>984567You work against the spring in the derailleur. Spring force is a constant. It always takes the same amount of force to compress a spring a certain amount, no matter how compressed it already is.
No gear should require more force on the lever than another. Like the other anon said, check you limit screws. It could also be that the derailleur has slipped and is sitting too low. The cage should be 2-3mm over the tallest tooth of the largest chainring when shifted to the highest gear.
That aside, some gear changes will require more care with your pedaling. Large jumps like on a double road compact and rings with poor or worn ramps/pins will require you to help it along with low force, slow and steady pedaling and some good fingerspitzengefühl with the shifter.
>>984459It has the same stiffness-to-weight ratio as chromo steel, so you'll either end up with a noodly, floppy frame or one that weighs as much as any steel frame. It's pretty, an expensive material that requires great skill to weld and therefore a status symbol.
If you want a veyr soft, noodly frame that squirms and shimmies under you when you mash down, but absorbs a lot of road buzz, Ti can be a good choice because it can theoretically be allowed to flex more than steel without fatigue and cracking. I say in theory, because brittle welds and other stress amplifiers means it often doesn't come true in practice. A light, soft CF frame would be a better choice if you're only after the riding qualities.
For the thin tubing and good looks, go upmarket steel. Pic related.
>>984520>supposedly as light as CFCheck your sources.
>>984552It never was.
