Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, steel is still the best frame material on the planet when it comes to ride quality. And it’s why our steel bikes keep on selling out, year after year, and why they continue to earn awards like our Quest did a few years ago in winning an Editor’s Choice Award from Bicycling magazine.

Steel just sings, soaking up minor road buzz and taking the edge off pothole strikes and expansion joints in a way that carbon and aluminum can only approximate. And it’s resilient, with a springiness that rewards big-gear mashers and high-rpm sprinters alike.