Originally Posted by jburnsdo
I was sort of surprised to see that Lemond's new steel bike, the sarthe, (
http://www.lemondbikes.com/2005_bike..._classic.shtml )
is made out of True Temper instead of the 853 that has been on the tried and true Zurich that I've seen in the past. I've been told that True Temper tubing has a "too stiff for steel" feel to it and that it rides like aluminum.
You heard some bS. As any steel tube gets drawn thinner and increases in diameter it does give a bit of a change in ride character. It doesn't apply to just true temper. A heattreated true temper frame with the same diameter and butting would ride like a 853 frame. FWIW, all steel is equally stiff.