Carbon Vs Aluminium Vs Titanium Vs Steel: Which Bike Frame Material Is Best?

Bike frames can be made out of many different materials. The most popular of which are carbon fibre, steel, titanium, and aluminium. Each material has its benefits, and a dedicated following of fans. But which is actually best? We headed north from GCN Megabase to visit Ribble and ride their steel, titanium, aluminium and carbon bikes to find out! In association with ‪@RibbleCyclesChannel‬ 👉 https://gcn.eu/Ribble Useful Links: Adventure Documentaries, Exclusive Shows & Live Racing on GCN+: https://gcn.eu/plus Download the GCN App for free: https://gcn.eu/app Visit the GCN Shop: https://gcn.eu/gcnshop Join the GCN Club: https://www.gcnclub.com/ What is your bike frame made from? Let us know in the comments below! 💬 If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! Watch more on GCN... 📹 Are Bamboo Bikes Actually Any Good? 👉    • Are Bamboo Bikes Actually Any Good?   📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/editorschoice 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 ​​https://gcn.eu/gcnfeatures 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Spirit - Purple Dive Wind Chimes 16 - SFX Producer What a Way (Instrumental Version) - OTE The Friendly Ghost - Arthur Benson Swoosh 07 Short - Jon Bjork Ten Eleven - Luwaks Swoosh 01 Short - Jon Bjork Swoosh 06 Short - Jon Bjork Swish Thin 2 - SFX Producer Swish Thin 3 - SFX Producer. Slow Ground - Heyson Springbreak (Instrumental Version) - Ooyy Stream Flow - SFX Producer Ruins (Instrumental Version) - Origo Sigma - Crystal Shards Red Iris - Heyson Path of a Hero - FormantX PREL Glitch Static 1 - SFX Produce Palm Springs - Epocha Out Of The Blue (Instrumental Version) - OTE Palandsvind - Strom Oopsi Doopsi - V.V. Campos Helicopter Int 1 - SFX Producer Monkey Throw Monkey - Arc De Soleil Grenadine - West & Zander Don't Say No - Mike Franklyn Circus Coming to Town - Ludvig Moulin Chaos Theory - Ava Low Bohuslan - Pure Indigo #gcn #cycling #roadbike #roadcycling #bike #bikes #bikelife #cyclinglife Photos: © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Bettiniphoto / http://www.bettiniphoto.net/ The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Castelli Clothing: https://gcn.eu/Castelli Giro Helmets: https://gcn.eu/Giro Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Zipp Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Zipp Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Elite Bottles: https://gcn.eu/EliteBottles Whoop Fitness: https://gcn.eu/Whoop Komoot: https://gcn.eu/komoot Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia SIS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Shimano Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Shimano Shadow Stand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand DMT Shoes: https://gcn.eu/DMT Muc-Off: https://gcn.eu/MucOff Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech -    / gcntech   GCN Racing -    / gcnracing   Global Triathlon Network -    / gtn   GCN Italia -    / gcnitalia   GCN en Espanol -    / gcnenespanol   GCN auf Deutsch -    / gcnaufdeutsch   GCN en Francais -    / gcnenfrancais   GCN Japan -    / gcnjapan   GCN Training -    / gcntraining   Global Mountain Bike Network -    / gmbn   GMBN Tech -    / gmbntech   Electric Mountain Bike Network -    / embn