Working on an OP. Thoughts?
Why ride steel?
>Entirely unique ride feel.>Unlike carbon, aluminum, or titanium, steel does not suffer from material fatigue from extended use. A steel bike is a bike for life.>Threads on BB, brake bosses, and accessory mount points are stronger and longer lasting than their aluminum or titanium counterparts.>Strongest material for fork-ends and dropouts>Thin aesthetic welds.>Lugged joints and lugged fork-crowns cannot be made reliably or affordably from other materials.>Lightly damaged steel frames can still be ridden safely, and can be repaired. Frames of other materials must be discarded if damaged.>Quality steel frames do not suffer a significant weight disadvantage to other materials. Sub-20 lb steel bikes are easy to build with the correct component choices.>Aluminum e-bike boomers will seethe when you drop them on your 'obsolete' steel warhorse.>Steel chads reject planned obsolescence.Not all steel tubes are created equal. Read up on alloys and tubing profiles here:
>https://www.columbustubi.com/en/materials/>https://www.reynoldstechnology.biz/materials/steel/s-953/>https://www.tange-design.com/tubing_list.php?type_sn=1Off-the-shelf steel frame manufacturers:
>Soma Fabrications - https://www.somafab.com/>New Albion Cycles - https://www.newalbioncycles.com/>Surly - https://surlybikes.com/>Crust Bikes - https://crustbikes.com/>Rivendell - https://rivbike.com/>Salsa Cycles - https://salsacycles.com/>Ritchey - https://us.ritcheylogic.com/>Merlin Cycles - https://merlincycles.com/>Velo Orange - https://velo-orange.com/>All-City Cycles - https://allcitycycles.com/Worried about rust?
>http://veloweb.ca/garage/how-to-rust-proof-a-steel-bicycle-frame/>https://surlybikes.com/info_hole/spew/spew_care_and_feeding_of_your_steel_frame>http://biketouringnews.com/bike-touring-tips/tools-and-maintenance/rust-prevention-for-the-steel-bicycle-frame/Steel meme-bike build inspo:
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelug/ 