Originally Posted by
mrblue
... It seems like all you can get, from the big bike makers, in terms of aluminum frames, are complete bikes with parts you'd end up switching out, anyway.
I guess carbon is the way of to go these days. Does anyone else have a fondness for aluminum frames? Or am I just cheap and old?
I think you're right– e.g., on Felt's VR line, a 6061 frame VR30 frame has the "best" components (FSA Omega crankset with 105 derailleurs) before the next step "up" to a more expensive but modestly Tiagra-speced VR6 with a CF frame.