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Old 10-13-09 | 01:53 PM
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Alum. will be lighter, but it varies. There are steel frames that weigh lighter than aluminum frames. It can also depend on the quality of the aluminum.

Aluminum is weaker than steel obviously. So therefore the tubes are larger in cross section to make up for this. However this adds weight. So it is lighter, but not as much lighter as you might think.
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