Originally Posted by
WizardOfBoz
james, I usually ride on a couple of pretty well-paved routes. Apparently, Fabian Cancellara rides his Domane on cobblestones and such! But one reason I'm looking at steel is for the reason you point out: a steel bike will eat up shocks that a CF frame transmits.
Dude, shhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Last time I said my steel bikes were more comfortable I was almost shot!! You gotta be careful with those comments of the CF'ers will burn you at the stake!
I honestly wanted the Domane to be all that but when it didn't even match up to the Tourmelet I was surprised. Now I have a whole stable of great riding steel bikes. Most of them very comfortable on the rough roads.
