Quote Originally Posted by quint41
I'm sure today's steel is lighter than 1996's steel.
I rode my Kona (aluminum) to an LBS and test rode a Jamis Aurora (steel). I lifted the Jamis and compared it to the Kona and really couldn't feel that the steel was any heavier.

My friend's dad is a metals specialist for Boeing. He says titanium is "the perfect metal". Haven't tried ti yet. Better not, cuz I might end up needing to buy one.... ("let's see, I'll have one of those, and one of those, and go ahead an give me a couple of that.")