Originally Posted by Six jours

Because I build frames, I have both those materials on hand and can promise you that is not the case. It may be with whatever alloy they're selling at Home Depot, but the heat treated 6 or 7 series aluminum that is used in bicycle tubing does not like to be bent.

But whatever. I'm done arguing about it. As I noted, I don't really have anything against aluminum in bicycles. Also as I noted, in my experience steel is slightly more reliable, but not enough to really make a difference in most cases. Why folks felt the need to jump all over that is beyond me. That's the internet, I guess.