Some pros still prefer aluminium :-)
03-23-09, 03:55 AM
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Some pros still prefer aluminium :-)
Just for those out there who think it's not possible to race without carbon......
Cipo raced a custom-made alu frame at the 2008 Tour of California, and got himself a 3rd in one of the stages.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...-machine-14617
Then there's Danilo Di Luca, who also prefers aluminium:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2006...bianchi_diluca
Cipo raced a custom-made alu frame at the 2008 Tour of California, and got himself a 3rd in one of the stages.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...-machine-14617
Then there's Danilo Di Luca, who also prefers aluminium:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2006...bianchi_diluca
03-23-09, 07:34 AM
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Aluminum is easier to make custom out of.
Even cannondale makes its liquigas pros aluminum prototypes so they can get the geometry right before making a carbon one (that's if they are lucky enough to get a custom frame)
Even cannondale makes its liquigas pros aluminum prototypes so they can get the geometry right before making a carbon one (that's if they are lucky enough to get a custom frame)
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How many times does your last name need to be spelled out on a bike frame? My god.
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I was thinking there was something fishy because on the blue-print picture, it says "Protos", which is a carbon fiber frame.
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and now I remember why I hang out in the racing subforum
