Aluminum vs. Steel
03-26-08, 10:11 AM
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Aluminum vs. Steel
With more and more pros switching from steel to aluminum, do you think this an omen that the rest of the industry will follow? Are these new wonder alloys really that much better than steel, or is it all marketing-hype?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
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With more and more pros switching from steel to aluminum, do you think this an omen that the rest of the industry will follow? Are these new wonder alloys really that much better than steel, or is it all marketing-hype?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
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You mean 1989?
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03-26-08, 10:55 AM
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With more and more pros switching from steel to aluminum, do you think this an omen that the rest of the industry will follow? Are these new wonder alloys really that much better than steel, or is it all marketing-hype?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
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I too had to take a second look at the post date... lol
Who the hell rides steel?.... oh wait, I do...
Who the hell rides steel?.... oh wait, I do...
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03-26-08, 11:23 AM
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I hear they are going to start using space age technology to build these things. You just wait, before the decade is out, we will see carbon fibre bikes.
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I will never ride that limey-plastic-crap. All-American Boron fiber only for me.
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With more and more pros switching from steel to aluminum, do you think this an omen that the rest of the industry will follow? Are these new wonder alloys really that much better than steel, or is it all marketing-hype?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?
If they really are that good, how long for the technology to trickle down to the bottom half of the product lines? Are we to see sub-20 lbs. entry-level bikes any time soon?