Aluminum welds can be judged by their shape, not their visibility - eg the welds on the Nikolai are pure porn from a welding point of view.
The problem with the mash is that it is actually a pretty decent frameset, but due to the price and branding it is predominantly bought by people with too much cash who go into BLB/14 and go," build me the coolest fixie skidder out there, with some of those big bmx style wheels" which means most builds are all the gear, no idea.
Aluminum welds can be judged by their shape, not their visibility - eg the welds on the Nikolai are pure porn from a welding point of view.
The problem with the mash is that it is actually a pretty decent frameset, but due to the price and branding it is predominantly bought by people with too much cash who go into BLB/14 and go," build me the coolest fixie skidder out there, with some of those big bmx style wheels" which means most builds are all the gear, no idea.