If you ever looked at entry level or slightly higher aluminium or carbon frames, and have been riding steel, the first major letdown is the weight. Steel frames with modern components do not take much to get 20lbs or even less. And then there is the ride. Steel is a comfy ride, more so than aluminium and even carbon. Add in there that steel can be repaired, unlike carbon and al (for the most part). Some even prefer the flex which steel has (a whole new thread of controversy as to whether it hurts or has zero effect).