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Finally a bike with a chromy frame! Why the hell can't other mfg's figure out that you can attain much more strength with little or no weight penalty with Chromy?

Ummm...almost $4k for that. I don't think so, what a rip off.

Also QuietStorm, Redline makes some Japanese Sanko Chromoly. For example my Monocog Flight is Sanko tubing and the ride quality is pretty amazing. Steel is real.

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Exactly. I just don't know why more DH/FR bikes aren't made from chromo. Hell, even a XC bike, built right, would be better made from chromo IMHO.

Nothing wrong with CrMo! My 86 KHS mountain bike is CrMo. I've thought about updating it into a decent modernish hardtail, but the lack of standover changed my mind.

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Subaru introducing bicycles
By Gary Boulanger, US editor
The 2009 Subaru XB steel hardtail. Only 99 will be made. (Subaru)
The cycling world knows about the Gary Fisher-Subaru racing team, but now word is out that the automaker is launching its own line of bicycles in 2009, starting with a spendy steel hardtail XB model, reported to cost US$3,880.

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of the Subaru brand of cars, will outsource production of the bicycles to a Japanese manufacturer, to be made on a per-order basis. Only 99 will be made available, with the following component spec:

Japanese chromoly steel hardtail frame; RockShox Reba Race Dual Air suspension fork; Shimano XT components (crankset, derailleurs, disc brakes, shifters, brakes, cassette, chain); Deda Big Bar handlebar; Deda Quattro stem; Deda Metal Stick seat post; Mavic CrossRide wheels; Michelin Country Rock 26 x 1.75 tyres; and Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow saddle.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Land Rover, Cadillac, and Jeep are just a few automakers to put their names on bicycles, and not always to great affect on the sales floor. Remember: Subaru spelled backwards is U-R-A-BUS.

That last sentence is just stupid!!!!

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Yep, my ten year old XC bike is chromo and is as light as a feather (ok, maybe not that light, but pretty damn light) and has great flex characteristics. I refuse to ride an aluminum hardtail, too hard on my tail.

I'd pay $2K for the Subaru bike based on the specs, but not the additional $1,880 because of the limited production.