Originally Posted by
Carcosa
Beat me to it. I loled.
I agree with you that a year or two old 725 frame set is a hell of a deal these days.
I hate to bring the steel v. aluminum argument up again, but, just out of curiosity, what steel bike have you had that were such a bummer?
I ride a 725 and love it. At the same time, since owning a Bianchi and a Fuji, I could give up aluminum and not be too sad. Especially since both my used steel bikes together cost a little over half the Leader complete at the time (craigslist is your friend).
It pains me to use real knowledge for this post though because:
I've had 3 rush hours (reynolds). And some crappy entry level steel bikes.
I'm sure I'd enjoy riding something like a bianchi around town, but as I said, this guy seems to be building a budget bike.
entry level steel bikes end up being heavy IMO but I've built an entry level aluminum and it's not very heavy.
I live in a hilly area so I prefer my aluminum bike, bullhorns, and a conservative gearing. Id ride something totally different in a metropolitan area.