Different kind of Bikes Direct "Dawes SST and SST-AL" weight question
04-05-09, 06:01 PM
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Different kind of Bikes Direct "Dawes SST and SST-AL" weight question
Going to be purchasing one of these bikes directs bikes. I know "I get what I pay for, yadda yadda". I've been reading and reading and searching all over before I joined to ask this because I haven't seem to have found the answer.
I'm looking at getting either the Dawes SST or the SST-AL.
I prefer the look of the AL, the wheel set and the drop bars vs the bullhorns etc.
But my real question is, being a stocky guys (read: built like a football player) around 230ish, I feel like something called "advanced aluminum" just sounds like it will just flex like crazy when I'm standing on it, pushing it.
Or would I better off with the regualr SST, steel cromoly.
Thanks guys.
I'm looking at getting either the Dawes SST or the SST-AL.
I prefer the look of the AL, the wheel set and the drop bars vs the bullhorns etc.
But my real question is, being a stocky guys (read: built like a football player) around 230ish, I feel like something called "advanced aluminum" just sounds like it will just flex like crazy when I'm standing on it, pushing it.
Or would I better off with the regualr SST, steel cromoly.
Thanks guys.
04-05-09, 06:03 PM
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barring any unforeseen design/manufacturing errors, the aluminum bike would presumably be stiffer.
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It's the opposite. Good steel vs good aluminum, the AL will feel stiffer, the steel will actually feel like a wet noodle. Note, huge generalization.
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Good to know then.
I prefer the sst-al looks a lot more than the ss-t.
When I think of aluminum i just think weak for whatever reason. Last time I was at the gym, I was easily leg pressing 600+ for 10 or so reps and I felt like all that pressure on an aluminum bike would not end well.
Thanks for the help
I prefer the sst-al looks a lot more than the ss-t.
When I think of aluminum i just think weak for whatever reason. Last time I was at the gym, I was easily leg pressing 600+ for 10 or so reps and I felt like all that pressure on an aluminum bike would not end well.
Thanks for the help
04-06-09, 04:13 PM
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Those are the same wheels on my Kilo TT Pro as on the SST-AL and I gotta say after truing them out of the box I haven't done so yet with over 800 miles+ since I bought the bike. BTW when I bought the kilo I was at your weight 230 and no issues whatsoever so get advice about parts from people who own it first of all and from people who had a competent wrench work on them as well.
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