Originally Posted by jowwo

Ok, I guess that says about what I need to know.

Maybe I should add this-I got this Trek last year and I LOVE riding it. I'm afraid to buy a used AL frame because I don't want to go through the frame search again when another one dies. So I'm looking at older steel frames. Mostly what I know about steel frames is what I remember about about the bicycles I rode when I was a young kid (pre driving) and those things wieghed and drove like a '70 impala.
So yeah, serious, but low on bicycle knowedge.