Originally Posted by Pamestique

I know bike material is a very personal thing - many people prefer the smoothness/dampening of a carbon frame... again being old school, I like the occasional hum and buzz of steel reflecting the road. I feel more of a oneness with my bike and connected to the road. But the new bikes are flashy with their swoopy shaped and simple bike colors (white, white and red, black, black and blue...)... to each their own.