Originally Posted by
Moisture
Why don't you like steel.
Thst bike looks weird. Is it for cargo?
Yes, it's for cargo (Or simply just a bag for work or grocery getting or whatever). It's sort of like a miniature Omnium cargo. Or what is referred to as a "short john" (as opposed to a "long john".
As for steel, I don't like it, because I don't like it. Corrosion being one of the reasons as I don't do "good-weather bikes", I ride my bikes year round, and I don't like the weight of steel bikes either. Now, people can own steel bikes as much as they do, and I have to admit that a lot of "pretty" bikes I stumble upon are steel (no sarcasm, I do mean they're pretty).
The Omnium Cargo I own myself is made from titanium because I didn't want their "standard" frame which
is steel. I haven't owned a steel bike for 25-30 years or so as it is something I actively avoid.
In the end, it is not some deep "belief" I feel the need to "convert" people to or whatever. It is just a personal preference.
That said, I have just been corrected that that particular model of theirs is actually alu, so that's good! It still doesn't have a backstay splitter for a belt, but at least the frame is not something that needs maintenance itself.