Sure, there will always be newer types of materials to build anything out of but for
bicycles Steel is the material of choice with folk's who don't race, care for the earth,
want a truly simple bicycle, the "gee-whiz" factor means nothing, perfers just to
get on and ride.

Steel can be-recycled endlessly where other materials can not. Steel "rings" which
which means that for weight by volumn it will yield a better ride with less material
without the need for other means of shock absorbtion for the non-race applications.
Steel people understand due to it's long proven track record for mass production
uses. Steel simply is realfor the masses who ride bicycles as means of transportion
and utility uses.

For racing or other uses then any material can be used as the sky's the limit for any
racing materials. The truly sad part of this whole subject is that bicycle makers will
continue to shove this new tech down the average riders throat in their never ending
quest for "market share" instead of building steel bicycles that are dependable,simple
to operate and maintain, cost effective to buy by the very masses of buyers they seek
to tempt. If this is not understood by the big makers soon then many will perish without
at least one steel framed bicycle for the true "user" of bicycles. Until that time small
custom makers still using steel will flourish as will the used bicycle market for steel
framed bicycles.