Originally Posted by
slushlover2
I think I have owned all the popular frame materials. I have had steel, aluminum, carbon and titanium. Guess which is the only material I have ever broken (twice). I'll give you a hint. It was steel. I have had 2 steel bikes break at the juncture of the downtube and bottom bracket.
I've also had two steel frames fail. Meanwhile, my only Al frame is still doing fine after more than 100 kmiles - substantially more than either of the steel frames had. OTOH, both steel frames were repaired and I still have (and use) those bikes as well.