Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> It's obvious that you don't value longevity as much as you seem to in your
> captions. Why is it that you're frustrated with aluminum frames, and yet
> you continue to buy/get warranteed aluminum frames?
I've only bought one aluminium frame. "I bought it <the Trek> after mag
reviews touted it as a good, reliable bike for all day rides." If they
continue to give me new frames for free, I will continue to ride them.
I rode the Klein I was * given* for 3 years (longer than many people
ride a bike before upgrading it) because it was a better ride than the
steel frames I *bought*. No product purchase justification involved, as
I wrote here:
"Initially, less than convinced about its durability, I just used it as
a hacker and singlespeed. However, bits started migrating across from
the P7 as it quickly became clear that the Attitude, for all its design
****les, was a beautiful ride."
> Do you hate the
> "dead"ness of steel that much? (which is a load of **** anyway).
No. That's why I wrote this:
"what frame will it be? Current favourite, some place down the line, is
a Rohloff equipped Thorn Raven Enduro" i.e. an 853 steel frame.
Is there anything else you're having trouble with?