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ok here's one to revisit: ive been riding on an aluminum frame w/carbon
fork for three years 10K miles. the frame is now cracked and the more i read the more i realize that steel frames have come a long way recently. my previous bike was a very light benotto steel bike but it was mushy and downright scary at 40mph. switching to the aluminum was a real joy for me to hammer up the hills around here with efficiency and glide downhill with no shakiness. now im looking for a new frame for $500. riding: commuting 3K hilly miles/ year on very bad potholed & rutted streets. the only racing i do is against other commuters, cars and possums... -alan |
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On 4 Jul 2006 01:07:55 -0700, greggery peccary wrote:
ok here's one to revisit: ive been riding on an aluminum frame w/carbon fork for three years 10K miles. the frame is now cracked and the more i read the more i realize that steel frames have come a long way recently. I know someone who's done over 200,000km on his steel frame. That one's come a long way, at any rate. -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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greggery peccary wrote:
ok here's one to revisit: ive been riding on an aluminum frame w/carbon fork for three years 10K miles. the frame is now cracked and the more i read the more i realize that steel frames have come a long way recently. my previous bike was a very light benotto steel bike but it was mushy and downright scary at 40mph. switching to the aluminum was a real joy for me to hammer up the hills around here with efficiency and glide downhill with no shakiness. now im looking for a new frame for $500. riding: commuting 3K hilly miles/ year on very bad potholed & rutted streets. the only racing i do is against other commuters, cars and possums... -alan Nashbar has a touring frame (7005 aluminum, steel fork) on sale now for $180. I've purchased 2 frames in the last few years -- a Cannondale touring (aluminum, steel fork, new, LBS) for $450 and a Fuji (steel, new, Ebay) for $90. The Cannondale is stiffer, which makes it feel more secure at speed, but the Fuji rides well, too. My preference for the large size frames I ride is aluminum, but it's not a huge preference. |
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