Originally Posted by
dynaryder
I have a new avatar for you:
First,the frame isn't the only thing that determines how a bike rides. The fork also makes a huge difference(both material and design),as well as the wheels and tires. Ride a C'dale CAAD;the rear seatstays are designed to be compliant,and combined with a carbon fork they ride just fine,even with skinny road bike tires.
As for durability,every bike I've used for polo has had an alloy frame,and I've had no issues. My Safari was used for polo for about 8 months,the rest of it's life it's been my main commuter,bad weather bike,and my grocery getter. Zero issues with the frame. And with the cromo fork and 2" tires,it rides nice and smooth.
BTW,I've known two folks who broke their steel forks from regular street riding,as well as a friend whose steel frame cracked at the headtube. And it wasn't that long ago that Salsa had a recall on some of their steel forks.
Well thank you!
What a very nice gesture, my friend!
BTW- I've belonged to two road clubs and one touring club. When I was born, there was no such thing as an aluminum bicycle. Since then, they've come a long way. However, aluminum is still aluminum. As such, it suffers from fatigue issues. I own a 1974 Schwinn Continental and a 2011 Raleigh Record Ace. Both are chromoly steel road bikes. They both ride like magic carpets! I've ridden club members' aluminum framed road bikes. I must say, I'm not impressed!
My experience has been just the opposite of yours. Most aluminum bikes that actually get regularly ridden, never make it past 12 years or so...