Hey all,

I'm pretty tall, and even though I love the look of shorter head tubes, I'm forever destined to ride big frames with tall head tubes.

I'm interested in how much added flex is added with a taller head tube. Specifically, I want to know if different head tube materials drawn to the same thicknesses would make a frame intolerably stiff/flexy. I would love to have a stainless steel head tube, but I don't know how stainless compares to 4130 in terms of flex.

Assuming they are drawn to the same thicknesses, would a 9cm SS head tube give more or less flex than 4130?

Sorry to ask so many metallurgical questions lately. Just trying to talk myself out of some of my crazier ideas.