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shokhead 12-10-03 09:39 PM

frame materal
 
Whats your bike made from?
Steel
Aluminum
Carbon
Titanium
Other

Dutchy 12-10-03 10:20 PM

It might be more useful to repost this thread as a poll. Anyhow, my various bikes are Full Carbon, Carbon with Alu lugs and Aluminium.

CHEERS.

Mark

dexmax 12-11-03 07:26 AM

Bike#1 - Steel - Columbus/Tange Mix
Bike#2 - Aluminum
Bike#3 - Steel - Reynolds

"Steel is real!!"

lotek 12-11-03 08:03 AM

Both bikes are Steel
one Reynold 531 the other I believe is
Columbus SL.

Marty

cycletourist 12-11-03 08:30 AM

My bike is made from blueberry pancakes. They are a little stale after 6 years but still eatible. If I get hungry on a ride I can just take a bite out of the top tube :-)

shokhead 12-11-03 08:47 AM


Originally Posted by cycletourist
My bike is made from blueberry pancakes. They are a little stale after 6 years but still eatible. If I get hungry on a ride I can just take a bite out of the top tube :-)

Your post matches your picture. :D

Bikedud 12-11-03 09:27 AM

All road bikes, mtb's, and fixie are steel.

Tandem is aluminum.

Jay H 12-11-03 09:32 AM

Road bikes: I have one full carbon, one full Ti, one Reynolds 853

Mtn bikes: one Aluminum FS bike, one Tange Prestige steel hardtail (commuter).

Mmmm, blueberry bicycles.. :)

Jay

SteveE 12-11-03 10:03 AM

Road Bikes: One full Ti, one Columbus SL, one Reynolds 853 Select
Tandem: Steel (either Reynolds 531 or Columbus SP)

deliriou5 12-11-03 10:06 AM

aluminum, aluminum, aluminum, aluminum, aluminum, and steel (Hi-ten steel... not even cromoly!)

shokhead 12-11-03 03:23 PM

I forgot to check the poll box but so far its 11 steel,2 carbon,6 alum and 1 Ti.I'm a little surprised at all the steel.Happy since i have one but figured a ton more alum.

Xtrmyorick 12-11-03 04:11 PM

Add one more Ti

ParamountScapin 12-11-03 05:02 PM

See below.

SipperPhoto 12-11-03 06:03 PM

853 Steel on the Lemond, Tange Steel, on the Centurion, and CroMo I believe on the GT MTB beater

Jeff

rippo 12-11-03 06:43 PM

bike 1: aluminum
bike 2: air

roadrider 12-11-03 06:43 PM

Road bike is alum. with carbon fork.
SS is steel with a carbon fork.
Mountain bike is Ti.

Zin 12-11-03 06:56 PM

My roadie is steel.

Racing Aardvark 12-11-03 07:15 PM

I'm almost ashamed at this but:
road: main bike is steel, TT bike is aluminum, tandem is aluminum
MTB: aluminum and aluminum
fixies: steel and steel
Cross: "big tube" aluminum and "glued and screwed" aluminum

K6-III 12-11-03 08:56 PM

Steel.

Grampy™ 12-11-03 09:11 PM

1 Ti
1 steel

Arizona-Cyclist 12-11-03 10:49 PM

Aluminum Cannondale
Aluminum Orbea
Tange Prestige Schwinn (Steel)
Columbus Steel Guerciotti

pinky 12-11-03 10:54 PM

Aluminum Allez
Aluminum Fetish (new roadie)
Aluminum Iguana (mtb)
Steel Triomphe (fixie)

Waxbytes 12-12-03 02:10 AM

Giant OCR1- Aluminum with carbon fork
Peugeot - Lugged Steel
Norco Rideau -Cromoloy Steel, TIG welded

shokhead 12-12-03 07:10 AM

I'd like to know from the riders who have a steel and carbon or steel and Ti how they compare since you ride both?

Ed Holland 12-12-03 07:30 AM

1. Aluminium - Dawes Giro road bike
2. Steel - Old Peugeot 10 speed frame converted to more modern road components
3. Aluminium & steel - Miyata "frankenbike" wierd hybrid parts combo, vaguely road bike. Great ride though
4. Steel - Schwinn Traveller III inc. original steel rims! 10 speed cheap classic


Bikes 1 & 2 are my mainstay bikes in the UK and get roughly equal use

3 & 4 live at our place in Los Angeles and see less action (sadly).


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