Originally Posted by Jarrett2

They say steel rides like steel, regardless. I've found that to be true with No Name 4130, Reynolds 520, Reynolds 853/725 and True Temper OX Platinum so far. Wondering if 953 is the same or something else.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

I am highly skeptical of that considering that no other material commonly used in bikes behaves that way. We know very well that aluminum made into very thin, very big diameter tubes can be brutal while the CAAD 12 is praised for its ride. Why should steel be any different? My guess is that folks have no idea what "rides like steel" even means. That would very neatly explain the error.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

OP asked if it was possible to discern different steels. My answer is no, you can't. So if OP rode two different identical bikes with identical tubesets but made of different steels, as long as both bikes were strong enough to not collapse under him, he could not tell one from the other. No one could.