>>1384975>but does it really matter?Yes.
>I feel the geometry and wheels are what really matters in terms of comfort and general feelObviously geometry and wheels matter, but steel can elastically deform more than any other material bikes are currently made from. For any given lateral movement of the frame, steel will survive more cycles.
And in fact, beyond a certain number of cycles, the ultimate tensile strength of steel stops decreasing. This means the designers can engineer in the maximum amount of compliance possible.
