I hoping good fortune may strike my household soon, so I'm trying to line up my ducks now. Money doesn't seem to last long around here, usually going for this or that necessity before going for personal indulgance.

So, does anyne have experience with the Dawes SST AL? An aluminum frame & carbon fork bike. I have a steel bike currently, love it, but wonder if the aluminum/carbon is lighter than some of the other steel bikes I'm considering. After stripping down my steel bike and rebuilding as a FG, it became immediately clear that the lighter bike performs MUCH better. Wondering, too, about the ride quality and how it compares to the steel bikes. I don't see many offerings in aluminum with or without carbon fork....is there a reason?

I don't think it'll be enough "good fortune" to go all carbon or vintage Italiano (ooh, that'd be sweet!)