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Originally Posted by genjy (Post 14153646)

Or would you rather buy a $700 Fuji and then swap out the components instead?

And the Dodge K car is FWD, so there wouldn't be a rear end to take off in the first place.

Good catch on the K car:p

I'd rather not buy the Fuji, because its the same bike as the crap already being discussed. I suggest if you're goal is to get a quality bike, start with a quality frame, fork and durable wheelset. Then when you add the $300 crank, $200 bottom bracket, $120 headset, etc. etc. etc. you're working with a solid platform. Consistently I see people with inferior frames and $2k in components.

You can polish a turd, but then you just got **** on your hands.

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Originally Posted by puppypilgrim (Post 12612536)

I prefer steel for city riding. I ride both aluminum and steel bikes but prefer feel of steel. That's a preference. Some people will say the Kilo flexes and want something "really stiff" so its more "efficient". I think a little flex in a street bike is a good thing. The only place where I would not want any flex is a track bike for short races at the track.

Thing is, steel frames don't really flex enough to absorb much bump. I think people prefer steel or CF frames because they don't buzz from road vibration and leave your hands numb.

I've had a few steel frames, one made from butted cromo, one made from 0.6 mm thick Super Vitus 980 tubing (It's on ebay now under Gitane Tricolore).

A stiff aluminum bike with a CF fork simply has a great feel.