Originally Posted by
BTinNYC
Hmm. I think CF frames can be very pleasing to the eye and I aspire to build one in the future.
But I love these lugged frame steelies from my own Golden Era, just I like I love Miles Davis and Raquel Welch.
Can you post an example of a CF frame you think is pleasing to the eye? Not going to argue with it, but just curious.
Besides just the "eye appeal", I think one of the conversational appeals of a steel frame is that they just look less intimidating than a CF frame with its larger tubes and unfamiliar-looking geometry. Maybe some of what's going on here is that people are thinking the guy on the steel frame is less likely to give them a "can't talk, working on my intervals" rebuff.