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Originally Posted by bgyglfr View Post
True. I have to admit, I ride a carbon fiber road bike. I just like the feeling of floating on the trail. I feel steel seems to have a sort of dead glued to the ground feel. That is what attracted me to the Kleins years ago. I felt like I could move all around the bike when I was on the trail. Does that make sense? Maybe it's all about the geometry and not so much the frame material.

Yes true on road bikes = carbon or Al. will have a more lively feel than steel. I still prefer the steel ride especially on long road rides.

On the trail where trail conditions can be rough (rocky / roots / ruts, etc) an AL. frame can be very harsh compared to Ti or steel frame. Ti and steel frame are very comfy & forgiving ride.
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