Just out of Curiousity... Carbon

Surely the whole point of technology and progress is making things better, steel is better than iron, alu is better than steel and carbon is better than alu. If it wasn't, top athletes and professional cyclists would still be riding around the velodrome on penny farthings.

Anyone who can't feel the benefitial differences between a carbon and steel bike must be completely crackers.

Obviously from a pure stiffness and competitive advantage POV your right, but there is a reason I can't abide riding Alu bikes on the road.. ie. that for daily riding they're not as comfortable as steel frames. So for this discussion of steel vs carbon for the road everyones opinion is valid in terms of comfot asthetic price and performance.