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@Sumo
to be honest I don't really understand this thread. The 3 main frame materials are steel, aluminium and carbon, they generally go in that order for price, weight and desirability.
Aluminium frames can be really light, but a bit harsher ride than carbon but equally as stiff (depending on how both materials are used).
They tend to fill the £1000 bike bracket and are good entry level road bikes with decent bits as opposed to the few carbon framed bikes in the same price bracket with worse bits. But this can be gleamed by looking at Wiggle for 3 minutes.
What's the confusion?