Originally Posted by ImprezaDrvr
galen, seriously, read more about steel before calling it weak. And you might be the only person on the planet incapable of keeping a steel frame from rusting, but that's not anyone's problem but your own.
Dude,
I was riding a (steel) bike while you were ****zing yellow.... Compared to CF steel is weak. And, unless you are going to keep your 'work of art' hermetically sealed, it will rust someplace.
I like steel bikes. I own 3. They ride very nicely. They are just not state-of-the-art for road racing frame material. And, if you are a large man who generates larger-than-average torque, steel frames just flex too much resulting in power loss.
Thats the way it is and no amount of reading will change the facts.