I've seen commuters that ride fixed gear and the traditional pista bike with gears. Now, as I saw on the bianchi website that you can mount front and rear brakes on the bianchi steel pista bike and I want to use it to ride to water polo and school.I've rode the ghetto fixed gear bike but it has gotten small for me. It was an aluminum bike. How strong is the steel? Is the frame strong enough to handle 150 lbs? Will the fork break easily if I ride over some cracks? Has anyone ridden the bianchi steel bike and the fork broke? HELP?Thanks.P.S. Please don't comment how I shouldn't use a pista bike on the road, if I can mount brakes then it can be used for road purposes.
Yes steel is a great material. It will be on the of the heavier side than aluminum depending on how well made the made the bike. I believe that steel is will definitely last a LONG time with the correct maintenance. Just keep it out of rain and every now and then strip down the bike and go through a thorough clean
Steel is for real, all other materials compare them to steel. Carbon is a comfortable as steel, Alu is lighter and ti is less corrosive than steel. Steel is the standard that all other bikes are measured to.
It will be fine as long as you don't use it for tricks.
