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Old 04-12-08 | 02:51 PM
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Sorry, fella's but Bamboo bike still need steel for major components.

IMO the most sustainable bikes are made from mild steel tubing with
steel wheels and internal hub, or single speed, much like the English
3 speed of the recent past. Those bikes were almost unbreakable.
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Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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