Mountain Biking - Soma Fabrications

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bsande1
02-08-04, 01:59 PM
Is anyone familiar with Soma Fabrications? Any information (good and bad) is valued, thanks.

Dannihilator
02-08-04, 02:40 PM
Never heard of them. But from what I'm looking at they look nice.

http://www.somafab.com/groove.html

http://www.somafab.com/4one5.html

Which of the two are you looking at?
bsande1
02-08-04, 05:01 PM
I was looking at the groove. I no longer race, so I am looking for toward a bike that is nimble and strong. Aluminum is a bit too harsh for me.

a2psyklnut
02-08-04, 07:26 PM
They've been around for a long while. Definately a Cult following. A Soma road bike was my good buddies first "Real" bike.

You don't see too many around.

L8R
bigchina
02-08-04, 08:47 PM
I was looking at the groove. I no longer race, so I am looking for toward a bike that is nimble and strong. Aluminum is a bit too harsh for me.

what do you mean by "harsh"?
indyfab21
02-11-04, 10:30 PM
Independent Fabrications is the only way to go. nobody is better. They even sale thongs.
Maelstrom
02-11-04, 11:55 PM
what do you mean by "harsh"?

Steel generally has some give to it. So drop and stuff on a steal ht feels smoother and less harsh on steel. On aluminum it is damn solid and really kicks you in the ass.
bigchina
02-12-04, 12:40 AM
ah, gotcha
bigchina
02-12-04, 12:42 AM
i noticed that steel frames usually have thinner tubing than aluminum ones. Does this pretty much account for the heavier weight of the material or do steel frames still typically weigh more?