Im trying to find a website that has a good list for wedding giftssomething i wanna give my husband and he can do for me yearlyi know some are Silver, Wood, Paper i thinkanyone know?
I prefer a steel frame to an aluminum frameI have owned both and the steel provides a better rideFor an aluminum frame to be equally stiff as a steel frame, the tubing needs to be larger in diameterAluminum is half as light as steel but half as strongHence the diameter of the tubing has to be largerThis is straightforward engineeringBoth materials are good, I just prefer steel PS, I never owned a bike with a carbon fiber forkThat offers a lot of comfort over a steel forkMy next bike will have a carbon fiber forkIn my opinion, comfort is the name of the game for most ridersIf you are comfortable, you will ride longer.
Aluminum is ligher than steal many BMX bikes are used with aluminum.
Aluminum is almost never lighter than steel when it comes to bicycle framesWhile it is true that aluminum is 1/2 the weight of steel, it is also 1/3 the strengthThis means you need more aluminum to make a frame as strong as steelMore materialmore weightWhen it comes right down to it, comparably priced steel frames weigh the same as aluminum but provide a much better rideAlso, aluminum is plagued with a limited lifeWhile steel may last forever before it breaks, aluminum will eventually fail, often without warningThis is called Sudden Catastrophic Failure and is one reason Cannondale has the nickname Crack-n-FailRegarding corrosion, steel rusts and aluminum corrodes at about the same pace- it just isn't as ugly as rustUnfortunately it is VERY tough to find a good production bike in steelOther than high end stuff, most manufacturers have moved to aluminum.
