Originally Posted by
Raxel
Automated frame welding is not new. Taiwanese companies (Merida for example) have been using robotic tig welder for like two decades, manly to build frames in a massive scale (>200,000 units a year!)
And their ALUMINIUM frames are not that cheaper than Chinese titanium frames in general.
You can by a Merida bike with alu frame for less than £500.