Originally Posted by mikeonbicycle

I have all alloy parts on my old steel bike,just not that gooseneck,i have seen a few snap in half over the years,if normal riding on rode bike they will most likely be fine,but if you commute around town alot and carry shopping etc over your bars or touring bike then chromemoly gooseneck is a safe bet,thats the reason why they were used on early mountain bikes as they never broke,i might be a bit paranoid about it but i know these chromemoly goosenecks wont ever let me down,if a crank or somthing else on bike breaks its no big deal,if that gooseneck breaks its not going to end well