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@Regal
Modern steel with a carbon fork and carbon seatpost is great and will tune out the harshness. But certain tubesets like 531 & 631 bounce too much for my liking. My alu/carbon mix bike rides the best, followed by the 853 bike. My 631 Bob Jackson (with a stiff Thomson post, which doesn't help) just bounces everywhere when the road surface turns to shit. It's fine, just not the magic carpet ride some would have you believe.