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Old 10-12-10, 02:05 PM
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kralizec
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steel flexes. no way around that.

I have a cannondale t400. Huge aluminum tubing, cromo fork. the fork flexes enough and with 32mm tires its pretty soft on bumps. But it does eliminate the flexy bottom bracket. I don't think you will be able to find a stiff enough steel frame when your weight is over 180. The extra weight us clydes have causes the steel to flex more when we aren't even out of the saddle.

I can jiggle my 64cm SR semipro, which is steel. like 2 inches or so of lateral movement. just the nature of the beast (steel).
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