I have to agree that steel is a great material. My latest road bike is Reynolds 853 steel with a carbon fork. The bike weighs in at 1/2 pound less than my previous carbon fiber bike and it has the most comfortable ride of any bike I've ever ridden. I'm sure with titanium you could cut another pound or so off the weight but I can't see that that would matter unless you can challenge Jeannie Longo (she is really the Energizer Bunny, 44 years old and still beating the world).