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10-17-15 | 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thrasher9905

I want to get into this kind of stuff and I have a fairly high end frame from 1998. It is pretty light with Columbus Brain Tubing and since it is oversized, it is much stiffer. I want to be able to eventually race on it when I get a bit better in terms of fitness.. Is the difference between carbon and steel so much that I would be slowed down?

i've raced on the road and CX against guys on steel frames. Fitness and strategy are more important than gear. Justvgetbout there and race what you have.

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