formicaman

All my bikes are steel:
Commuter: 1974 Raleigh Sports with rack and folding baskets, 5-speed hub and allow rims. Comfy bike I can carry my backpack on and stop for groceries
Fixie: 1968 Dunelt (Raleigh Sports) with fixed gear, flipped north road bars. Fun bike, often use when I'm going downtown in heavy traffic.
Mountain: Beater cro-mo 1994 Gary Fisher Wahoo with higher-end 1996 components and 2.4" tires for riding on singletrack and rocky trails in the park.
Road: 1978 Raleigh Competition. Reynolds tubing, at 23 lbs it is lighter than a modern lower-end road bike and oozes class. Fast too. For long rides.

geluzj

Having owned carbon-, aluminum- and steel-framed bikes, I realize that I prefer the ride quality of steel. Granted, my experience is limited, having only owned a circa 1999 Trek OCLV. I admit to a fair bit of nostalgia for traditional-looking bikes. I'm borrowing the term "glassy" from others; I don't have the eloquence myself to describe the smooth feel. Also, I'm resisting trying out a modern carbon bike, because I know I'll be tempted to drop the $6K+ for the bike I'd want (rhymes with Cervelo)! It would hard to justify the bike count and cost to myself.

Paul Y.

Nobody uses a unicycle?