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As much as I liked to spend my money on metal frames from quality builders (Moots, DeSalvo, Seven, Engin, T-Lab, Merlin, Dean, BlackSheep, No22) that I have owned, part of me realizes that if I were blindfolded, I could not tell the difference between these different bikes from different builders had they had the same geometry. As I said, I could not. Maybe someone else could.
As I see it, after a certain point among quality builders, it is not about the quality of the frame itself and the ride attributed to it, but rather an ineffable romance between you and that bike. It is a game of the heart and not the head.
I know there was a study in the 80's with steel frames that proves my point. I will let someone else find that study.
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