I should have mentioned this earlier (thanks for reminding me Max)....
I ride a mix of street riding and trails, mostly fire roads. Lots of hill climbing. (Anywhere you go, around where I live, there are hills to climb).
I am not a fast rider, but I am fairly strong and VERY persistent, espceially when climbing hills.
My main concern with getting a used frame, especially aluminum, is how well it was treated by the PO. That's why I like steel, it is nealry bullet-proof.
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Current Benzes
1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"
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