Tempted by steel

timothyw

You're both mad. If you want to try steel out, drop a couple of hundred on something second hand.

There are hundreds of quality steel bikes out there waiting to be ridden, save them from the hipsters.

Wheelspinner

Someone local here was selling this F&F the other day... my size too dammit. Took much willpower to *not* buy it...


http://wraithfabrication.com/collection ... the-hustle

antonyfromoz

The light Blue have some frames (and finished bikes) that look great and get good reviews if you want to get a quality steel frame at a reasonable price IMO - http://www.thelightblue.co.uk/ see also http://road.cc/content/review/173286-li ... on-ultegra

Bo Duke

TimothyW wrote:

You're both mad. If you want to try steel out, drop a couple of hundred on something second hand.

There are hundreds of quality steel bikes out there waiting to be ridden, save them from the hipsters.

I forgot to mention, I've had a hand built steel Sanino bike for the last 15 years... soz.

as an after thought I could switch the Dura Ace kit from my current bike to the new one which would make it perfect.

captain_vimes

Steel bikes are beautiful, especially when you build your own.

fudgey

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

bendertherobot

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

FatTed

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

I used to have one of those, it was a really nice bike to ride.

Bo Duke

How would you say your current bike is better?

ugo.santalucia

Lots of generalisations... you can buy a 1200 grams steel frame, it will be more robust to impact than a 800 grams carbon frame, it won't be as stiff, but it will be stiff enough for most cyclists. You can build it up to a 6.8 Kg bike at a push and more realistically to a 7.5 Kg bike... that is light... you can go lighter if you are obsessed, Chas Roberts a few years ago showed a 5 kg steel bike.
You can get it sized for you, which is appealing you have uncommon body shape or you want to ride long distance (meaning > 300 Km on the saddle)... you can get custom carbon frames, but they are horrendously expensive.
You can get very stiff and responsive steel frames (have a look at a Legend Fedaia) without compromising a lot in weight, you are still in the 7 Kg ballpark

You can also get a 2 Kg steel frame and build it up to a 11 Kg touring bike and that is fine too if you are not interested in weight or speed

Bo Duke

Thanks your interesting reply!

fudgey

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

That still looks like an old bike, but with new wheels.

It looks ok, i like the straight fork compared to the steel forks which have a bend in them. But i still wouldnt buy one as i personally prefer the looks of more modern stuff. (And yes, i am aware you can still buy the master new)

This is of course all in MY opinion.

pblakeney

bendertherobot

Fudgey wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

That still looks like an old bike, but with new wheels.

It looks ok, i like the straight fork compared to the steel forks which have a bend in them. But i still wouldnt buy one as i personally prefer the looks of more modern stuff. (And yes, i am aware you can still buy the master new)

This is of course all in MY opinion.

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/baum-ristretto-20964_26.jpg

pblakeney

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

Someone obviously only uses those wheels (or cassette) for showing off.
They must use a much larger cassette normally going by the long derailleur.

fudgey

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

That still looks like an old bike, but with new wheels.

It looks ok, i like the straight fork compared to the steel forks which have a bend in them. But i still wouldnt buy one as i personally prefer the looks of more modern stuff. (And yes, i am aware you can still buy the master new)

This is of course all in MY opinion.

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/baum-ristretto-20964_26.jpg

Oooh, i do like that one!

matt_n-2

Fudgey wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Fudgey wrote:

I can see the appeal of steel bikes, but imo they just look old and not my cup of tea.
I have 2 carbon road bikes and one alloy "winter/gash weather" bike.

The most recent purchase was a Colnago C60 - it is lovely to ride.

My only recolection of riding a steel bike was my first MTB as a kid, it was heavy. Thats all i remember.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 304dd3.jpg

That still looks like an old bike, but with new wheels.

It looks ok, i like the straight fork compared to the steel forks which have a bend in them. But i still wouldnt buy one as i personally prefer the looks of more modern stuff. (And yes, i am aware you can still buy the master new)

This is of course all in MY opinion.

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/baum-ristretto-20964_26.jpg

Oooh, i do like that one!

Ouh, that's my mates, he had it built for him 2 years ago.

The Enve's were borrowed, he normally runs FFWD F4R tubs on it.

bendertherobot

It's very nice indeed. If money were no object I'd have a Baum. And probably a Master.