Originally Posted by
55/Rad
I've owned many steel, alu, Ti and carbon bikes. I cannot disagree with this more....
And for the record, my current steel bike, built up with Dura Ace 8 speed gear and some custom wheels, weighs exactly 3 ounces more than my carbon Orbea Orca with the Record group and 1500 gram wheels did.
I have a steel Waterford with 9 speed DA and Ksyriums. It weighs 2 lb (16.2 vs 18.2 lbs) more than my 10 speed DA Cervelo with Zipp 303s. The ride is similar and the weight only matters on climbs.