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Old 11-26-23 | 04:47 PM
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Bikes: 1975 Raleigh International | 1979 Scapin | 1980 Trek 715 | 1984 SR Maxima | 1993 Bridgestone RB1 | 1996 Trek 5200 OCLV | 1998 753 Waterford X-12

Alloy

Why is it common to refer to high end aluminum in the bicycle world as alloy, but high end steel is hardly ever called alloy. Like this question from quora: "Which is better chromoly or alloy?"




Mounting bolt checkout - alloy on alloy
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