IMO carbon belongs on the race track never on the street. The pounding a daily street bike gets just wears carbon out to fast.
Steel is real and will take the pounding if you buy a quality frame. So give steel a real hard look before you blow a wad of cash on a carbon frame.
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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?