Originally Posted by
BigAura
BUT..the questions is would you prefer AL out on an solo unsupported expedition riding mega-crappy-roads and a hundred miles from NOWHERE.
If you really are in the middle of nowhere and the frame breaks, it doesn't really matter what the frame is made of. That said, I've busted steel and aluminum frames in the middle of nowhere on camping trips. Shoved sticks/rebar/garbage in the tubes with a lot of epoxy and managed to limp back.