Alternate To Wood for A Stepper Bed???

[Rdub]

At a car show, saw a polished stainless floor and then chrome wood bed hold down strips were applied..... looked very nice.... depending on the intended use, aluminum could also be used with the chrome wood hold downs or some other type metal strips, chrome, polished alum. or stainless. I have a short step which needs a new bed and I think at this point some type of metal bed with metal strip hold downs is what I'm planning.