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@Mister_Baxter
In my limited experience I'd say that steel was probably the best in terms of failure rate, but at the price of a bit of weight. I don't personally think that aluminium is a very good material for bikes - I've had two aluminium frames fail on me through work hardening / stress fatigue - type fractures, and I wouldn't buy another one. Plus it's not at all comfortable on a longer ride.