Originally Posted by
icedmocha
. My riding consist of mostly road and commuting. I encounter a lot of broken pavement on the sides of the road.
Why in the world would you want to subject a new bike to roads like this?
Roads such as you discribe are for older beater bike, mate. Tear them up not a new bike.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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?