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From my experience aluminium is obviously lighter but also more brittle. I broke aluminium racks and bag supports on off road rides.
This is correct. If you're going to be carrying medium to heavy loads semi regularly on anything past tarmac, steel is the way forward.
If you're carrying a light bag for commuting, then alu will be the lighter choice.
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Steel will rust where you (inevitably) rub off the paint. Fortunately, you'll just rub that rust right off again!
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@Rodolfo
I am umming as a replacement for my dead front rack between either:
a gamoh porteur in Alu or
a pelago in Alu or stainless steel.
What are the pros and cons of a steel rack versus Alu?
Many thanks in advance!