Thursday guy
Active Member
Ridgeback are a very under-rated brand, mines an old steel frame (Tange CrMo) but the aluminium frame ones are as good but won't last as long as a steel one (lighter though). My 602 is now over 20 years old and I expect it to last at least another 20 years.
I do find it a bit strange that the Ridgeback Speed I'm planning to get has an Aluminum frame (6061 Heat treated Aluminium to be specific), but still weighs 13.6kg. When you say they don't last as long as steel, but much shorter is their life span?