Originally Posted by
SlimRider
TJ! Are you a lawyer or something?
The word missing between "now" and "because" is the word, "is"!
*******
Yes, I read the whole article about using aluminum as a weight savings measure for Ford trucks. However, at the end of the article, they seem to be saying that once you throw
recycled aluminum into the mix, finances change drastically...
...throwing in recycled aluminum changes the cost differential but doesn't alter the fact that aluminum bodies will be more expensive. The difference just isn't as much.
The word might be "is" but even if that's it, the sentence is still awkward.
I also wonder if the Soma folks are comparing common straight gauge 6160 aluminum tubing vs. the butted 4130 steel tubes they use. In that case, I believe that low end aluminum frames could be cheaper, but not because aluminum as a material is cheaper than steel.
Compare hydro-formed 7005 butted aluminum tubing to 4130 butted steel tubing and I'll bet the resulting steel frame is cheaper unless the tubing is from some fru-fru tubing manufacturer.