Originally Posted by
EpicSchwinn
This is just a guess, but I'm thinking stainless steel plates would be more slippery than the chromo in a steel bike's dropouts.
Hawt.
At 5 lbs for frame and fork though, I'm not sure why you'd pick it over a steel frameset at the same price point ($425).
they can be had for 325 shipped with the fork....Still not sure if its worth it.