Many people thought the original aluminum frames were uncomfortable. I agree. I believe modern aluminum frames are more comfortable. Also now that we are riding 32mm and larger tires at lower pressures whatever comfort disadvantage has pretty much disappeared.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mathias Steiner Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 3:19 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: Mainstream press article pushing steel bike? With all respect to Mr. Weiss, the logical material for racy/roady types is aluminum, not steel. Nearly as light as carbon, significantly more robust, cheaper, and has the modern look and feel. It's a long way from a carbon Trek to a steel bike -- and whose steel bike do you buy? It'd have to be be something completely different. Whereas some road and gravel models from major manufacturers are available in either carbon or aluminum. That's what I read, anyway, in an article about the cost/benefit equation for aluminum vs. carbon. It made sense to me. But what do I know... I'm riding 80s aluminum AND 80s steel and enjoy both. cheers -m On Monday, January 29, 2024 at 4:00:53 PM UTC-5 DavidP wrote: I may have had a similar reaction when the article first came up in my feed but then I saw the byline. This is Eben Weiss, BikeSnobNYC. He's a regular contributor to Outside but he is in no way a mainstream cyclist (more Riv/Bob-ish) and his articles stand out as a bit different to most of what shows up there. -Dave On Monday, January 29, 2024 at 3:13:21 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/theres-no-good-reason-to-buy-a-carbon-bike/?fbclid=IwAR2uIwBwz29AqiFhiVs5TTjdXw2HDNApUOMVh51foKzayEp1u_vB5UMltqU Never thought I'd see this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/64bb0107-4b6c-40d5-bbf8-9c0f07ca9a0bn%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/64bb0107-4b6c-40d5-bbf8-9c0f07ca9a0bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/SA1PR17MB54911D32BC4164AC53D59289CD7E2%40SA1PR17MB5491.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
