On a fixie frame what should i get an aluminum frame or a steel frame
Steel will ride smoother, but be heavier. Aluminum is lighter, but you will feel more of the small bumps in the road. IMHO - steel is real - but only on a road bike with gears for around town or touring. Fixed gear bikes? You can keep 'em. I wouldn't own one if it were free.
I'm afraid you have opened a can o'worms. Aluminum as a material is roughly 1/2 the weight of steel. Aluminum as a material is also roughly 1/3 the strength of steel. his means you need 3 times more aluminum to make a frame as strong as steel which makes the aluminum frame 25% heavier. That being said, well designed and more expensive aluminum frames can easily weigh less than low zoot steel. Buying a cheap bike with an aluminum frame will ALWAYS weigh more than a middle of the road bike with a steel frame. ...and THAT being said, high end steel can easily weigh less than a high quality aluminum frame... note we are talking frames in the $2000 range- just for the frame. So, based on your explanation and attendant budget of the bikes you are considering, buy the steel bike. You won't be losing or gaining anything... except saving money.
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