Originally Posted by Roadmunky
Just bought an 85 univega maxima sport 10 speed. oh so nice. ... has a frame of a combination of high tinsile and chromoly. And boy the difference is amazing. The steel absorbed so much of the ride.
I'm all for the steel frames. As you say, the ride quality makes up for the weight on a commute. I figure that having to concentrate hard looking for tiny little bumps would be tiring in itself anyway! I'm a lightweight rider so aluminum bounces me all over the place.
(My commuter is a 1984 Raleigh - lugged chromoly steel and it just *glides*. I love it. Just picked up a mid 80s Japanese steel frame - cromoly frame and manganese-alloy fork - to build up for randonneuring. I commuted on it a couple of days ago but I don't like to be on drop bars in traffic).