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Originally Posted by Table 5
Any general suggestions on a nicer steel-frame road bike to look at? There's a new bike shop that opened up in Bridgeland (Bike and Brew) so I went over there to see what they had and gave a steel Masi CXGR a spin. It reminded me how nice of a ride steel is, so I'm wondering if it wouldn't make sense to go down that route instead of trying to squeeze my budget (under 2K) into a Carbon bike.
Any brands, or shops, to look at?
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All of my bikes are steel and I love them.
All City's bike lineup is steel and should be in your price range. I don't know if anyone carries them in Calgary anymore, though.
Bianchi, Colnago and Cinelli (to name just three) still make steel bikes, but they are well over your budget.
I bought my steel Viner from these guys:
http://www.gvhbikes.com/inventory.html
That was many, many years ago and so their inventory has diminished.
There are many options here:
https://www.steel-vintage.com/
I add that link just to provide a research option. Lots of quality brands but pricey.
There are many bike fabricators that build steel frames, but they will be expensive.
So, check the want ads for a used bike. Alternatively, find a frame and build it up.
Look on ebay for frames using Columbus or Reynolds tubing in your search. There should be many options, depending on your size.
Cafe Roubaix in Cochrane is probably your best bet if you want to go through a shop. He has more flexibility with ordering as he isn't tied to the Big Brands.