"I wouldn't think of riding anything other than lugged steel with steel fork, period.
Never once a single problem, not so much as a squeak."
I have to agree that steel is the safest material out there. Too bad about the weight, but the ride qualities are usually awesome (at least on the high end steel frames). They all break, eventually, but I prefer the failure mode of steel to aluminum, Ti or carbon.
Like Cube, I got lucky spotting the cracked carbon chainstay. Keeping a clean machine has its benefits.
"That goes for Campy, too."
Hell yeahs!!!!
Never once a single problem, not so much as a squeak."
I have to agree that steel is the safest material out there. Too bad about the weight, but the ride qualities are usually awesome (at least on the high end steel frames). They all break, eventually, but I prefer the failure mode of steel to aluminum, Ti or carbon.
Like Cube, I got lucky spotting the cracked carbon chainstay. Keeping a clean machine has its benefits.
"That goes for Campy, too."
Hell yeahs!!!!