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You asked for it, so here it is. The completely unofficial, absolutely incomplete list of 2012 steel road bikes and frames. Cooler than carbon, better than bamboo, al…al…neater than aluminum, steel is where it’s at for neo-luddites, custom junkies, homeless wanderers and, well, just about any cyclist who craves something simple, timeless and repairable. Please, do some of the footwork for us and add your own suggestions in the comment section.
FRAME ONLY
Pake C’Mute – $259
Soma Smoothie – $399
Traitor Exile – $699
All-City Mr. Pink – $789
Gunnar CrossHairs OS2 – $900
COMPLETE BIKES
Bianchi Pista – $729
Schwinn Slicker – $770
Masi Strada – $895
Mercier Galaxy – $995
Genesis Flyer – $1082
KHS TR-101 – $1099
Fuji Touring – $1119
Salsa Casseroll – $1199
Surly Long Haul Trucker – $1399
Trek 520 – $1429
Raleigh Clubman – $1471
Motobecane Cafe Noir – $1499
Kona Sutra – $1499
Rivendell SimpleOne – $1900
Felt Road Race – $1965
Jamis Eclipse – $3400
I’ve always liked the frames from Marinoni, such as the singlespeed Strada
All City Mr. Pink (complete)
All City Space Horse
Salsa Vaya
Cielo Sportif
Surly Pacer
yeah…i think for some of these brands there are multiple bikes that could be listed.
Salsa, Surly and Rivendell are examples where they have more than 1 line of steel road bikes.
i own a Rivendell Hillborne and have used it both for touring and for just riding around town.
Right JWP. There are multiple steel offerings by some of these brands. The link is just a jumping off point.
You didn’t include your own bike!!!!
Bianchi Volpe: http://urbanvelo.org/bianchi-volpe-in-the-house/
Also, all of the other Bianchi Steel (Imola, Vigorelli, Campione, Brava)
Then, off the top of my head there is:
Colnago Master: http://www.colnago.com/master/
Nashbar Steel Road Bike : http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_522811_-1_203131_10000_202613
Novara (REI) Verita : http://www.rei.com/product/807242/novara-verita-bike-2012
Novara Randonee: http://www.rei.com/product/816068/novara-randonee-bike-2012
I guess you did say incomplete. I am sure there are more. Thanks for putting together what you had already
Maybe we should have added an Urban Velo staff riding category? All staff… Send me your bike links and I’ll throw them up!
Here’s the frame builder for my steel ride..
http://www.circleacycles.com/
Surly Pacer–$1350
Surly Disc Trucker–$1400
Surly Cross Check–$1150
Is schwinn still really a notable company? I ask this in all seriousness, I have not really heard anything about them since they got bought out.
Tommasini Tecno with handfiled lugs, enameled, engraved metal badge, chrome rear triangle, head lugs, fork and front derailleur hanger.
Tommasini X-Fire all-stainless steel. The Sintesi. And the Sintesi Fixed.
cinelli xcr, dawes super galaxy and anything by condor
check out donhou bicycles, tom does beautiful work even mixing reynolds and colombus tubing http://www.donhoubicycles.com/
Salsa Vaya, absolutely the best bike I have ever owned. Very capable road bike with post mount disk brakes.
Bob
Everything from Traitor Cycles
Anything by Brodie.
Romulus $975
Remo $1199
Argus $1299 (Sport Touring)
Elan $1649 (Sport Touring)
Jamis Coda Sport $560
KHS Urban X $569
KHS Urban Xpress $569
KHS Urban Xcape $419
Superb Marcato: columbus lugged steel road frameset
I believe the 2012 specialized allez is steel
Jamis has a steel line as well besides the Eclipse. Coda, Quest, Sputnik etc
At least this site recognizes that steel bikes exist. I’m sick of the LBS telling me “They don’t sell. We have a great carbon frame that would suit you” BS! To each his/her own. Let me ride my steel bike and you ride yours whatever it is, enough.
Condor Super Acciaio
Condor Acciaio
No mention of Pegoretti, Rourke, Roberts, Mercian either?
And for the Canadians out there, Brodie has a handful of bikes
Elan
Argus
Romulus
Remus
Here are a few from my wish list:
Raleigh Record Ace – MSRP: $1,799
Redline Metro Classic (2012) – MSRP: $1,100
Cooper Bikes T100 Sebring – MSRP: $1,175
Hampsten Travelissimo II – MSRP: $3,200
How about:
Kona Honky Inc ( steel frame, carbon fork, disc brakes ) which I have..
Kona Honky
Bacchetta Giro , Bacchetta Strada,
I mainly regarded steel has hi-ten. Cro-mo is a kind of steel, but I would call it cro-mo, not steel.
Torker Interurban. $600. Comes in men’s and women’s.
wateford made in the u.s.a milwakee steel frame, and you can add/remove braze ons to make it your own.
Xprezo Sphalte. Spirit or Zona tubing. Handmade in Bromont, Qc.Canada. Simple. Sleek. Fast. Expensive. Stock or Custom. From 2250 Can$ Complete.