Originally Posted by
StanSeven
This sums it it well. Steel is a good choice for an entry level or an endurance bike. If you want performance, it's best to look for something else. A high end steel frame gets close to 2 lbs over CF and still lacks the overall performance.
Just curious, Stan. Is the above your actual personal experience or just a compendium of information you (and we all) have read/heard? I certainly don't want to start the stiffness/power transmission discussion all over again, but I wonder how much of the above is found to be true in riders' personal experiences. Who will stand up and say they were riding steel with such and such results and now is doing MEASUREABLY better on CF.