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The first bike I ever bought new with my own money was a Raleigh Royal Export, I had been planning on a different bike that was 50% more expensive at the time using lightweight tubing but I was advised by the shop because of
my 16 stone weight to go for the heavier cheaper bike with unbutted straight gauge tubes with lower end steel. However when you read some forum postings it reads like people think all steel bikes are the same strength and when a frame is made as light
as possible it still has the same long term strength. However as I said before I still feel steel is the right material for a frame for heavier riders just because you normally get some warning of impending failure of the frame or forks which other materials
may not give you.