Originally Posted by
Mulberry20
The smoothest ride is from a lightweight steel frame with a carbon fork. The material inherently has good qualities whereas the others need lots of engineering to achieve the same. Aluminum wouldn't have anywhere near the dampening of carbon or steel.
Wait... Steel frames just magically ride well regardless of manufacturing and design choices like geometry and tubing, while carbon frames don't really count because they are over-engineered?
Have you ever ridden a carbon bike, or a modern top-end aluminum bike? I'm honestly curious.