Originally Posted by
RunningPirate
Fair enough, but can you explain why? Is it a weight issue? Components are not as good? Frame material? Geometry? I ask because I'm going to be riding my first brevet ever (Moss Beach 200K) on Saturday on refurbished vintage (c1970) "lite touring" bike. Granted, she's a bit heavy, but has some nice low gearing for the hills.
As long as the components are in good shape and everything is in working order you should have a great time on that bike. I rode probably 3-4 years of brevets on a vintage Peugeot. It beat me up more than my modern bikes but it was fun to ride.
Originally Posted by
RunningPirate
Other? Whazzat? Bamboo?
Most of them are probably just alloys of existing materials.
Magnesium
Niobium (a steel alloy)
Scandium (an Aluminum alloy)