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Black Cat carbon/steel

That Low looks like an Allez, may as well be one.

those low road frames seem pretty pointless. No computer assisted tube profile research compared to something like caad or allez and frameset costing more than caad complete with hydro 105

oh well. handcrafted in usa and all

If I was spending that much on a custom frame I'd go nowhere near aluminium.

back in 2011 when I bought my low pursuit frame that was 850 dorrah shipped. And back then 1e was 1.6 dollars or something

Peeps get bored of crabon.

A nice fat alu roadbiek is allsorts of rave nostaligia.

did you guys just talk 'sense' in HHS?

Amey I am dissapoint

There are some really nice Alu frames out there and these days can be just as light and stiff as carbon except a bit more hard wearing.
E.g
http://engineeredbikes.co.uk/donder/
(although technically Scandium rather than Alu)

on that note

yep another one of these "with everything perfected alu can be nearly as good as carbon" and then add boutique factor and all the sudden price is more than carbonz

VYNL joining the club

but as I do ride both custom steel with enve fork and a caad I do understand where this custom alu fad is coming from. People moved from track bikes to road and cx and realized that steel is quite flexy. And custom carbon is too exotic and expensive. And bikes from big companies are boring to instagram.

Bikes from big companies usually have compromises in some way to appeal to the biggest market possible. Smaller brands or custom can stick to a niche.

isn't the main appeal of alu anodizing?

I'd maybe buy this in some other field but not in rim brake road bike category

without even checking im quite sure low and spooky etc have very small variations of 73,5 73 angles, 70-72mm bb drop, 405 chainstays with 44mm headtube just like any cannondale etc

Someone needs to hit this wid some 808/Bora/HED steez.

Technically still aluminium with a tiny bit of scandium ;)
"These alloys contain between 0.1% and 0.5% (by weight) of scandium"

First Felt I've seen in a long time that I like.

I do like these frames...

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can they be better than

or

tho?

really want one of those specializeds.

@Smallfurry 's awesome Felt, not sure if re