Originally Posted by
ClydeClydeson
My stats are about the same, although I also have a cracked Ti frame in my garage waiting to hear back from a Ti framebuilder about a repair.
NB. THis doesn't mean steel is weaker or worse than aluminium or Ti or carbon, but I believe it proves the claims of steel being automatically superior to be nonsense. The life span of a frame is based on the design, construction, and level of use/abuse.
True. I like a good steel frame as much as other frames but when people say they "last forever" or always "ride smoothly" I have to disagree.
The stiffest, most bone jarring bike I ever had was steel.