If you had done what you suggested in the OP (a full custom build by Winston with decent tubing), instead of nickel and diming it, you might be better placed to asses the potential of steel as a frame material.
yeah thats fair, I might do this properly one day
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If you had done what you suggested in the OP (a full custom build by Winston with decent tubing), instead of nickel and diming it, you might be better placed to asses the potential of steel as a frame material.