Originally Posted by dksix

There are a couple of companies claiming some new welding technologies, The Emonda ALR advertises "invisible weld technology" and one of them advertises "smart weld" but I don't know how either is better or different. The biggest advance in aluminum frames is hydro-forming the tubing and that process being more common now. I would definitely expect anything being manufactured now to be far more advanced that offerings from a decade ago at 2 to 3 times the price point. I doubt there was a production bike made 10-12 years ago that's as good as the Emonda ALR but that's not a statement I'm qualified to debate, so take it as just interweb opinion.