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Old 06-16-11, 08:21 PM
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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.
As you have experience with all of them, I would be interested in your thoughts on the different materials since you find them different. Do you have a preference or is it just depending on the intended use?
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