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Are other materials (e.g. aluminum, titanium, carbon) not real, or not as real as steel? Can you explain in what sense are they less real?
by chihuahua 3y ago
Are other materials (e.g. aluminum, titanium, carbon) not real, or not as real as steel? Can you explain in what sense are they less real?
- whalesalad 3y agoit's an expression used by people who like steel bikes. the other materials are indeed real, lol. https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/blog/steel-is-real-but-why-is-it/ https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/blog/steel-is-real-but-why-is...
- Kon-Peki 3y agoPeople are still salty about the way that steel was pushed out of the market back in the 1990s. Especially in the sub-$1000 category (which was probably 90+% of the market), the aluminum bike that replaced the steel bike at the same price point was a noticeably worse bike, but it looked way cooler (forget the fact that aluminum bikes improved a lot as time went on). The collapse in demand for bike-appropriate steel tubing meant that any laggard bike makers were essentially forced to switch. So now, if you want a steel bike frame, you really only have the lower-end and the very high-end tubing available to you. Basically, steel bikes were killed by fashion trends more than anything else. It's no wonder hipsters love them.