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Segment of the Market
Posted by: Kudzu on Dec-16-12 9:47 AM (EST)

Among road bikers who race or ride for fitness (rat-racers / club riders) steel is not queen... at least not in my corner of the world. By far the material of choice is carbon fiber. Distant 2nd would be aluminum (mostly Cannondales). I see a smattering of titanium and steel bikes. In my group steel is more like a duchess. I ride a steel frame that can't be had anymore. The maker switched to carbon because of demand.

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Modern 'Glass Boats: Can't Take A Punch? - NewbTastic - Dec-15-12 3:39 PM
- hmmmm - radiomix - Dec-15-12 3:55 PM
- Depends on the layup, of course - pblanc - Dec-15-12 4:28 PM
  - Pay through the nose unless you buy - g2d - Dec-15-12 11:58 PM
    - Please elaborate on Kaz and Millbrook - suntan - Dec-17-12 9:41 AM
      - millbrookboats.com - g2d - Dec-17-12 2:27 PM
- Skin boats - willi_h2o - Dec-15-12 4:47 PM
- To some degree I agree - LeeG - Dec-15-12 5:42 PM
- Again With the Bicycles - Kudzu - Dec-15-12 6:17 PM
  - Dunno - LeeG - Dec-15-12 9:08 PM
    - I Respect That - Kudzu - Dec-15-12 9:35 PM
      - Well, actually... - NewbTastic - Dec-15-12 10:03 PM
        
        What I've Seen... - Kudzu - Dec-16-12 5:34 AM
        Not just the material for bikes - Celia - Dec-16-12 6:44 AM
        
        Steel is still queen in bikes - bartc - Dec-16-12 9:04 AM
        
        Segment of the Market - Kudzu - Dec-16-12 9:47 AM
        
        And yet, steel keeps hanging around... - NewbTastic - Dec-16-12 12:46 PM
        
        Light, strong, inexpensive... - abc - Dec-16-12 3:32 PM
        Therefore , Hence, Consequently, - Kudzu - Dec-16-12 3:46 PM
        
        What planet do YOU live on? - Bnystrom - Dec-16-12 5:25 PM
        
        You can have your CF, IMO - bartc - Dec-17-12 12:02 AM
        
        It's not that simple - Bnystrom - Dec-19-12 10:59 PM
        
        To the future, then - bartc - Dec-20-12 5:15 PM
        
        Take horror stories with a grain of salt - bnystrom - Dec-21-12 7:19 AM
        
        steel bikes - kwikle - Dec-17-12 8:49 AM
        
        Mike Appel - jsmarch - Dec-17-12 10:04 AM
        
        Yes! - Kudzu - Dec-17-12 10:15 AM
        
        To Summarize - Kudzu - Dec-17-12 10:11 AM
        
        I think it's fair to - kwikle - Dec-17-12 1:05 PM
        re: to summarize - NewbTastic - Dec-17-12 4:49 PM
        
        I Agree - Kudzu - Dec-17-12 6:08 PM
        
        Ti - pikabike - Dec-17-12 1:55 PM
- I have an old Impex Susquehanna - TrevorN - Dec-15-12 10:41 PM
- A Gabby Hayes who never read - g2d - Dec-16-12 12:05 AM
  - I agree with SS/KK - Glenn_MacGrady - Dec-16-12 10:38 AM
  - It's also apparent... - Bnystrom - Dec-16-12 5:44 PM
    - 2nd, 3rd and 4th that - onnopaddle - Dec-16-12 7:42 PM
- depends - suiram - Dec-16-12 7:37 AM
  - Necky and Tiderace... - NewbTastic - Dec-16-12 12:09 PM
    - of course - suiram - Dec-17-12 10:25 AM
- of - paddletothesea - Dec-17-12 11:06 AM
  - They are not the only ones to make - pblanc - Dec-17-12 1:17 PM
    - three layers - paddletothesea - Dec-19-12 6:30 PM
      - I don't think your info is accurate - pblanc - Dec-19-12 6:43 PM
        
        great - paddletothesea - Dec-20-12 11:53 AM
  - I'm not sure where you get info about - g2d - Dec-20-12 5:35 PM
- heavy vs. strong - nickjc - Dec-17-12 1:40 PM
  - Chopped mat weaknes is matter of context - scott_f - Dec-17-12 4:30 PM
    - Our '73 Moore has "octometric" layup, - g2d - Dec-17-12 5:20 PM
      - Glass mat - scott_f - Dec-17-12 10:32 PM
        
        First, all ww slalom and downriver - g2d - Dec-18-12 12:11 AM
        
        Give me plastic and a cart - FrankNC - Dec-25-12 8:26 PM