Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 8,602
Likes: 3,532
From: South shore, L.I., NY
Bikes: Trek Emonda SL7, Cannondale Topstone, Miyata City Liner, Specialized Chisel, Specialized Epic Evo
I think mstateglfr pretty much sum's it up, don't stress the frame weight, find weight savings somewhere else like the wheels, tires and tubes.
Thing about steel is you can get a beautiful looking bike, with some really nice paint schemes and I'd rather have a bike I like to look at over something 2 lbs lighter then an all black carbon (I have one of those) or some such.