All steel, Ive never even ridden a bike with index shifting or one with newfangled brake levers that shift. My new bike will be steel as well.
Keith Kessel Shreveport, La. USA
On Sat, February 7, 2009 2:21 pm, Dickey wrote:
> All the talk about CF, Alum, and TI bikes, being as good, better, or old
> fashioned or who ever else, got me thinking( look-out). I'm 62 yrs and
> still ride, always do every bit of my own work on bikes. I love to get my
> hands greasy as much or more then riding. So here's the catch! I have
> never swung a leg over anything but standard size real steel. When I see a
> CF bike it's like I glanced at a 1997
> Nissian! No reaction what so ever. When I see lugs it's like seeing a 32
> Ford coupe with a chromed out 350.
> Is there anyone else who has been totally faithful to steel?
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> Dickey Greer
> West Monroe,La USA