Using sand cores, the weld-able, hollow die-cast parts have been developed. For casting, the transition flow filling method is applied to reduce gas containment and to minimize damages to the core. In ...

When it comes to bike frame materials, aluminium is often considered the poor relation of carbon, titanium and even steel. But aluminium bikes can be as light as carbon ones, cost less and be more ...

Balancing weight, performance and price, might underline an aluminium frame as your best option Carbon-fibre mountain bikes are amazing, but they are more expensive than a similar aluminium model An ...

Bike frames are most commonly made out of steel. If you’ve got money for something nicer though, you might go with something in aluminium or carbon fiber. [The Q] went completely off-the-wall with ...

Has the passage of time and the reduction in cost of carbon fibre bike frames done anything to change the view that the real performance bargains are alu bikes at the £500 and £1300 price points?