Originally Posted by
humancongereel
i don't care about the metal, that's someone else. i've got an AL road bike and am increasingly of the opinion that a cheap AL track frame (like a tsunami or something) would make a great crappy weather ride for the non-rusting factor. it's the aesthetic that rubs me the wrong way, to put it mildly.
oh, and i have a friend who found some fancy-ass lance armstrong trek in a river. AL. runs fine.
Sorry, the AL vs steel comment wasn't directed at you. It was just a random stream of consciousness thing.