Since I have read a lot of scary stories about broken carbon frames, I am not convinced of carbon (or plastic to put it bluntly
) components. I am looking for an XC bike built on light, high quality, aluminium components like Deore XT or XTR, a light seat post, light wheels (eg. DT Swiss XR 1501) etc. It seem like all manufacturers avoid putting high-end aluminium components to alu-framed bikes. I believe it is possible to build an entirely alloy 29er which weighs about 10 kg. It would be affordable. Do you know any manufacture, especially a European one, who offers high-end aluminium bikes?