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Materials Commonly used for High-End Road Bikes:

After looking at what materials properties are good for making a high-performance bike, they have to figure out exactly what material meets these criteria.

 A few the common materials that are used on today's modern bike include steel, aluminum, titanium, and carbon fiber.
 steelbike

A classical style steel frame bicycle, different geometry than that of the Trek Madone frame on the previous page
Photo Courtesy of roadbikereview.com




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