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Old 04-14-08, 09:42 AM
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Typically, you should dry your bike off at the end of the day. Sometimes water might get trapped inside the frame -- at least this can happen on the big bike.

Particularly for everyday use, I would not worry much about frame material. For travel, people recommend steel because of its durability and its ability to be repaired. So if you are doing a loaded tour in #$)%#$(%*, the steel frame will be more robust with respect to finishing the tour.

It is something to consider, but I would not let it be a big deciding factor.
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