samburger, yup, i stole it. TOO funny! Took a day and a half before I could say it without cracking up halfway through it!

Slim, Slim, Slim.......

There's nothing inherently wrong with cro-mo frames; BUT, you don't see them in high-dollar bikes anymore... and there's a REASON for that.

THAT REASON IS: there are a sh**-ton of better alloys out there!

Cro-mo frames could be found in f'n WALMART in 2000! Saw them!

The entire Reynolds line of steel alloys is a BIG bump up from cro-mo, in that they are lighter AND stronger, perform better under the rider, and last longer!

But, I'm likely wasting my time here trying to bring you back to reality; you probably believe indexed thumbshifters are just as good as X.0.

You do whatever you want -- just don't try to tell us you're right and we're wrong, like you have been. One Romney is enough.