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Originally Posted by AngryScientist
What are the perceived benefits?
I have not ridden a stainless bike, but everything I've read leads me to believe "steel is steel", and aside from some corrosion resistance, a stainless bike will just ride like any other steel bike with the same basic design and geometry.
With regard to the corrosion resistance, I can't see that being a big deal. Any of us who shell out for a new custom bike will likely take reasonably good care of it, and i've had steel bikes for decades that are ridden hard and wet, and the frames are fine with even the most minimal of care.
Just trying to determine why one would seek an XCr bike?
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I think the same could be said if somebody wants a lugged frame. There's absolutely no performance benefit to lugs, they actually make the bike heavier all else equal, but sometimes there's a sentimental or aesthetic attachment to a material or construction method and the heart wants what it wants.