With numerous steel full suspension frame models on the European market and myriad fully-custom configurations, we wanted to sit down with several builders and ask why they chose the carbon and iron-based alloy rather than carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or bamboo.
I can’t say if it’s the clean lines drawn from round tubes or the fact that you can see where human energy formed them, but steel bikes are sexy. Their sharp angles often establish an unspoiled mountain bike silhouette, free of aero or hydrodynamic considerations. Fortunately, it’s not all about form, and there is a great deal of functional value to steel frame manufacturing.
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