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If aluminium cost as much per tonne as titanium, it would be the premium bike frame material. Agreed?

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  • May 4, 2013 at 9:36 pm #18683
    Tom Amos

    Having bought an aluminium road bike, and been very happy with it, it has constantly occurred to me that the only reason that Alu frames have a stigma is because aluminium is a relatively cheap material to produce bike frames from. If alu suddenly flew up in price, it would suddenly become a premium material. Do you agree?

    I would go so far as to say that I prefer it from carbon fibre. My bike will withstand a real knock in a crash that a carbon fibre frame might get written off in.

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  • May 4, 2013 at 10:53 pm #732193
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    bashthebox

    There’s a reason pros use
    There’s a reason pros use Carbon.

    As for the carbon bars failing thing – have you ever actually seen carbon bars fail? Oh, i know everyone know’s someone who saw them fail that one time… but have you ever seen it?

    I’m sure there are alu frames which are just lovely, but ti is ti and posh, and carbon is better because the pros use it.

    May 4, 2013 at 10:05 pm #732191
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    Tom Amos

    well, I think you agree with
    well, I think you agree with me then Gkam? đŸ˜•

    AFAIK, most Pro riders choose alu bars over carbon because they don’t want them to fail at the crucial moment. Must admit, my alu bars give me a lot of confidence. If someone said to me, I’ll give you a free top-end carbon fibre handlebar, I would think for a moment as to whether I would accept it. Think I would say No to be honest.

    May 4, 2013 at 9:55 pm #732189
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    Gkam84

    Aluminium over carbon every
    Aluminium over carbon every time.

    NO, if Aluminium was as expensive as Titanium it wouldn’t be a “premium” frame, because Titanium is difficult to work with and is mainly used for custom bikes, although it is filtering down.

    If Aluminium did reach that price, everyone would be flying around on cheap carbon and Aluminium would be the “new” carbon.

    I do not consider carbon to be a premium material at the moment, they would just change about, Titanium would stay up there.

    As steel is making quite a big come back, I expect to see more people going steel over carbon in the next few years aswell.

    To me, unless something improves in carbon frame’s. They are on the edge of “having their day” the reason I say this. Look at pro teams, almost every rider needs a different bike set up. Steel, Aluminium and even Titanium as all easier to build a custom frame to each riders need vs Carbon, where they get a “general” frame size given to them and have to muck about with stems and saddle height, handle bar width.

    So to sum up. NO it wouldn’t be classed as premium like Titanium is at the moment, in MY eyes :B

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