Originally Posted by
Lascauxcaveman
Aluminum? Imaginary.
Titanium? Speculation.
Carbon? Theoretical.
I'm holding out for a bike frame made from 100% pure
phlogiston. And laminated in angel feathers. I hear they are laterally stiff and vertically hallowed.
Wood is good.
Sorry... I couldn't resist. I love my steel bike but that was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. And we've already had a discussion about some of your "experimental" materials in another thread, debating the merits of non-asploding unicorn tears as an epoxy binder.
Originally Posted by T-Mar
In my experience, the biggest factor in performance is proper fit. Give a person a proper fitting bicycle and he will be more efficient, comfortable and faster.
I completely agree with this!