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Steel is a great material for bike frames. Cheap, strong, fairly light when in tubular form. Now if you’re trying to save every last ounce and someone else is
by NegativeLatency 3y ago
Steel is a great material for bike frames. Cheap, strong, fairly light when in tubular form.
Now if you’re trying to save every last ounce and someone else is paying for the bike, sure go carbon, but the vast majority of people are not even at the fitness level to really “need” a carbon bike.
- ch_sm 3y agoAgree! My current racing bike uses chromoly steel, which is somewhat stiffer and stronger than regular steel, so they can make the tubes thinner. I can attest it’s very light as a result. Maybe not as light as a modern Aluminum frame, but still, very very light, and I guess more durable.
- fsckboy 3y ago>not even at the fitness level to really “need” a carbon bike just want to point out that a high fitness level allows you to get more out of heavy bicycles. Any couch potato prefers carbon.