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If we ignore the cheaper supermarket style high tensile steel frames and look at the classic steel alloy frames which are often a mixture with chrome, manganese, nickel etc we can see the the recent successful utilization of aluminium and carbon fibre meant that steel had to raise its game to keep up in the bike frame business.
Go back to the 80s and Reynolds 531 and 753 and Columbus SL and SP dominated the racing market. Look at the 1990s and beyond to see Reynolds and Columbus joined by a multitude of other tubing manufactuers whilst expanding their own offerings of tubesets to satisfy a greater demand of rider's requirements. Touring, mtb, track, time trialing all require slightly different tubesets.
In addition to the wider selection of steels consumers are also faced with a wider choice of tubes made from the materials. Plain guage and double butted have been supplemented by a wide selection of different buttings and profiles.
To a great extent steel had become unfashionable amonst riders which means it becomes fashionable for restorers. Newer materials are often pushed as being 'better' , however its certainly worth remembering that good steel tubes remain eminently suitable for bicycle frames. They also usually offer the answer when the question is quite simply "what frame should I get?"
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 Faggin Road Bike Steel Vintage Columbus Year 1993 94 US $850.00 |
 cheap steel 54cm mens road fixed gear bike bicycle sale US $209.99 |
 Pinarello Veneto Vintage Steel Road Bike vs NOS Colnago US $1,100.00 |
 Fixed Gear Road Bike Lugged Steel 50cm Raleigh Frame US $202.50 |
 New 8 Oz Stainless Steel Liquor Hip Flask Road Bike Fun US $15.77 |
 JCI Steel Road bike Bicycle Toe Clips NOS Shiny US $7.00 |
 Speedplay X 2 Stainless Steel Road Bike Pedals US $71.00 |
 vtg PEUGEOT steel forks road bike forks 54cm US $14.50 |
 SE Bikes Premium Ale Single Speed Fixed Steel Road Bike US $449.95 |
 Bridgestone road bike steel fork with eyelets US $15.00 |
 Early 1980s vintage SHOGUN Katana Steel Road BikeNR US $202.50 |
 RACK CARRIER STEEL BIKE FOR SCHWINN ROAD BIKES OTHERS US $12.95 |
 Road Bike Frejus Italian Steel Frame US $800.00 |
 New 1983 TREK 620 TOURING ROAD BIKE Vintage Steel 52cm US $1,249.00 |
 Road Bike Campagnolo Chorus Sweet Steel Frame US $152.50 |
 2003 Bianchi Eros Steel Road Bike Campagnolo Small 49cm US $280.00 |
 Kelly Handmade Steel 1 Threadless Road Bike Stem Sale US $26.05 |
 COLNAGO SUPERISSIMO VINTAGE ROAD BIKE NEAR MINT STEEL US $649.99 |
 TOMMASINI Super Prestige Steel road bike Dura Ace 58 cm US $1,449.99 |
 1998 59cm BIANCHI MEGA PRO XL BORON STEEL ROAD BIKE US $1,000.00 |
 Trophee Lancome by Schnauff Vintage Steel Road Bike US $1.25 |
 RALEIGH 22 STEEL ROAD BIKE FRAME MADE IN ENGLAND US $49.00 |
 ROAD TRACK FIXED BIKE STEEL TOE CLIPS LEATHER STRAPS MD US $13.80 |
 CHROME TOE CLIPS STEEL MEDIUM TRACK ROAD FIXIE NOS BIKE US $3.99 |
 Vintage Serotta Atlanta Steel Road Bike 53cm Ultegra US $700.00 |
 Vintage Ciocc Road Bike Dura Ace Parts Steel Chrome 56 US $1,075.00 |
 Vintage 1985 Schwinn Paramount Steel Road Bike 56cm US $2,599.99 |
 80S NISHIKI ROAD BIKE LUGGED TANGE STEEL N MINT BLACK US $9.99 |
 50S CAMPAGNOLO GRAN SPORT OPEN C ROAD BIKE STEEL HUBS US $199.99 |
 TRACK ROAD BIKE STEEL TOE CLIPS LEATHER STRAPSLARGE US $9.87 |
For: Strong, Cheap, Stiff, Repairable
Against: Rust
Good examples of steel frames for restoration projects
Easy: Raleigh, Bianchi, Colnago, Merckx, Peugeot
Harder to find: Masi, Botecchia, Pinarello, Moser, ciocc, wilier,
Great if you can get one: Legnano, Roberts, Mercian, Hetchins
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