Is steel really real?

[Matthews]

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Have a word with Stu on the yorkshire bit as he hammered his inbred for a few years , I am a recent convert to steel and love it , yes you can tell the difference between quality (my 853 Soul is more twangy than the Lava Dome ), got the wife an inbred recently (14" frame) and she loves it but is very sedate how she rides , lots of people ride em and like em , ignore the brand snobbery and give it a go , you can but 5 for the price of an 853 frame , as for weight the only time I really noticed the diff between silly light ally and steel was when pushing it on a very gentle downhill (no cycling in front of busy Temple Newsam house ), other than that never really noticed .
Give it a go , if you like it you can upgrade later .

 

[kvs766]

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“Bicycles may change, but cycling is timeless.” ~ Zapata Espinoza

 

[Mindmap3]

I've had a few steel bikes but never really got the whole steel feel thing until I got a Skackline 853 with a 27.2mm post and 1 1/8th head tube. After my BFe it felt so springy, zingy and light.

I don't thnk you'll get much of that famous steel feel from an On One frame given the price and quality of materials. What you'll get though is a solid frame that represents great value for money.

With regards to the debate re geometry etc, I'm a fan of the slack head tubes, long reach and steep seat tubes. To be they feel much more stable. My old Beast of the East feels pretty sketchy in comparison. The quality of suspension travel and grippy tyres make a big difference. I think I'm riding trickier stuff than I used to on my Kona Koa back in the day...I'd have never dreamt of riding that down the trails at Antur.