Originally Posted by
KerryIrons
If the Ti bike was spring-like and the steel was not, that was about design and geometry, not material. Same goes for aluminum and CF.
True, in my experience. Designers make dozens of decisions about geometry and other characteristics that are over my head, but I've found that I can usually predict that I'll like a bike if it has my preferred wheelbase (within a half-centimeter, anyway) and head tube length (same) for a given type of riding. The rest seems to take care of itself.
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