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Old 01-26-09, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveSSS
Those rails marked MG are actually a high strength steel (easily confirmed with a magnet). They only add 10-15 grams of weight compared to the the more expensive Ti railed models. I've got Fizik Gobis with both types. Kium has to be a steel since it's also magnetic.
Could be just an alloy with a percentage of steel. Stainless steel can be magnetic.
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