Originally Posted by
CraigB
I've never heard anyone say steel is more expensive than aluminum.
Yes, If anything steel is cheaper from start to finished product. It takes more time,skill and energy to make a aluminum bike than it does a steel bike. Welding aluminum is tougher to start with......
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?