Originally Posted by cc700

have you ridden an aluminum track bike on the street before? i'd take a rush any day. i don't mean practical in a 'cost efficiency' sense, i mean in a 'best bike to ride on city streets' sense.

this may fight it out with an entry dolan on the track just fine. but that's not a good reason to call it a soma...

this bike doesn't have the 'vintage' appeal of a soma. i'm not saying a more expensive frame is more practical or less practical or that this bike is or isn't a good value, i'm saying steel = soma and aluminum therefore does not.