Steel bikes are ALWAYS better
Duffer
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Better than plastic ones, and especially better than stupid Alloy ones.
That is all.
That is all.
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Steel is an alloy :PDuffer wrote:Better than plastic ones, and especially better than stupid Alloy ones.
That is all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I'm gonna get rid of my steel frame soon I reckon...0
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I can't say, haven't tried carbon or alu for any length. Do like steel though
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Andy wrote:I'm gonna get rid of my steel frame soon I reckon...
^ This.
Mine is going in a couple of weeks to make way for an Alu frame.0 -
Cat With No Tail wrote:Andy wrote:I'm gonna get rid of my steel frame soon I reckon...
^ This.
Mine is going in a couple of weeks to make way for an Alu frame.
mmmbop might be light but it's also stiff and unforgiving as fook and a definite try a few times before buy.0 -
jpstar wrote:I can't say, haven't tried carbon or alu for any length. Do like steel though
In a blind test I bet many couldn't tell which is which
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Cat With No Tail wrote:Andy wrote:I'm gonna get rid of my steel frame soon I reckon...
^ This.
Mine is going in a couple of weeks to make way for an Alu frame.
I'm eyeing up an alu full sus frame to replace mine 0 -
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i dont care what the bike is made from as long as it is a hardtail.0
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hahah. i have to say sheepsteeth, i'm starting to like yousheepsteeth wrote:i dont care what the bike is made from as long as it is a hardtail.
your a legend 0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:Steel is an alloy :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel
Glad somebody noticed
It's something you see quite often on these forums - people comparing steel to "alloy"0 -
obviously, the basic assumption is that when people refer to "Alloy" they are talking about Aluminium.
I'm an engineer who works with all sorts of materials and the same rule applies for some reason.0 -
Steel has had its day. With carbon composite frames getting lighter, stronger and cheaper, and even aluminium alloys improving and getting tougher, steel in a few years will be virtually none existant as a frame material except on ultra budget stuff and for hippies.0
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supersonic wrote:Steel has had its day. With carbon composite frames getting lighter, stronger and cheaper, and even aluminium alloys improving and getting tougher, steel in a few years will be virtually none existant as a frame material except on ultra budget stuff and for hippies.
it will always be around for hippies, especially the ones who missed it first time it was fashionable0 -
blister pus wrote:Cat With No Tail wrote:Andy wrote:I'm gonna get rid of my steel frame soon I reckon...
^ This.
Mine is going in a couple of weeks to make way for an Alu frame.
mmmbop might be light but it's also stiff and unforgiving as fook and a definite try a few times before buy.
Cheers, I use really high volume tyres (fat albert) which will help to soften it up a bit. I figure that at a touch over £200 it's worth a punt. Going on what I DON'T like about the 456, the numbers on the Mmmbop say it should be exactly what I'm looking for. If not, I don't stand to make a massive loss if I have to sell it on :P0 -
Personally i like steel frames because they someone like be afford a new strong frame thats nice to ride.
Plus i can pretend i notice the difference.My Bikes And Me
A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.0 -
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. Iron rusts. Therefore steel is just a really shite alloy. :x0
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SS, you need to post that in the commuting forum; there are still a few over there that think steel is the dog's danglies for some completely unknown reason. They need educatingsupersonic wrote:Steel has had its day. With carbon composite frames getting lighter, stronger and cheaper, and even aluminium alloys improving and getting tougher, steel in a few years will be virtually none existant as a frame material except on ultra budget stuff and for hippies. "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Fashionable? There wasn't anything else when I started!sheepsteeth wrote:it will always be around for hippies, especially the ones who missed it first time it was fashionable
Canyon XC 8.0 '11
Whyte 19 steel '100 -
Stevo 666 wrote:
SS, you need to post that in the commuting forum; there are still a few over there that think steel is the dog's danglies for some completely unknown reason. They need educatingsupersonic wrote:Steel has had its day. With carbon composite frames getting lighter, stronger and cheaper, and even aluminium alloys improving and getting tougher, steel in a few years will be virtually none existant as a frame material except on ultra budget stuff and for hippies.
The commies, erm, Commuters, have become immune to my ramblings... Fixie riding scumbags. 0 -
Careful, there may be some left wing reactionaries on here toosupersonic wrote:The commies, erm, Commuters, have become immune to my ramblings... Fixie riding scumbags.
The single speed fans didn't take kindly to my point that you don't need a SS, you just get on the bike you've got and don't bother changing gear :P"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
