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Originally Posted by jyl
Why have carbon and steel eclipsed titanium? Technically what is the advantage of those frames?
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Fashion. Honestly.
More technically - the new steel from Columbus, Reynolds and Tru Temper is now stainless (like good silverware), corrosion proof, rigid enough to race on but easy enough to ride all day. It is also as light - and in some cases - lighter than Ti. Some people have built up 15-pound steel bikes.
Carbon is simply cheaper to manufacture.
With bikes, you get what you pay for if you know what you're paying for. You have to do a lot of research on your own before committing to a big high-dollar bicycle purchase.