[strogonoff]

> Steel frames are generally lighter

I’d rather see numbers on that. My cheapo MTB is sure as hell not light. Depending on how much I have to pay for the materials, bamboo one might be lighter and provide higher quality of ride at the same price point (not counting work).

[brudgers]

More expensive steel frames use butted tubes and higher grade steels.

[strogonoff]

If I need to pay $1000 for such a bike, I’d say it’s a very generous interpretation of “generally lighter”. As in, 90% of bicycles I encounter on the street on a given day are probably not that.

[brudgers]

My apologies for taking your comment seriously.

[strogonoff]

Just realized where I remember you username from. You gave me a ton of food for thought in a bicycle maintenance thread not that long ago[0]. Thanks, being a newbie up until then I didn’t even know which terms to search for!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24403524

[brudgers]

As I recall you were obnoxious in pretty much the same way then too.

[strogonoff]

Really? Sorry if I came across that way!