Originally Posted by
KraneXL
1- Its not just a question of material but the quality of workmanship. That's the primary reason carbon bikes are so much more expensive.
2- There are advantages and disadvantages, but they can't both be better.
1- for sure the quality of work on the frame affects cost. Tough thing is how much of an unknown that is. Same with carbon since so much of the work is effectively hidden inside the frame.
Often times, how a weld looks is cited as of the welds are good or not. But from examples ive seen, a pretty looking weld isnt always a good quality weld(im guessing that's rare though).
2- agreed that both types of aluminum cant be better.