Originally Posted by Het Volk

It is personal preference, but overall, I find I enjoy riding steel bikes more than other materials as well. Specing it with new materials (wheels and tires are the biggest bang for your buck performance change) can do wonders. I personally still like Thompson stems and seat posts for my bikes, but there is nothing wrong with adding carbon seatpost and cockpit to reduce weight as well. You can get quite a light frame by doing all of that, and have a ton fun.