>>1941144>the main goal in aluminum frame alloy research and developmentWelllll
They also had a long ways to come in getting less harsh rides.
the ubiquity of carbon forks and wider tires is kinda cheating in that way but allum frames also ride a lot better than they used to, for centuries.
You're almost always gonna buy and then later pass over on a frameset, not a frame, and the carbon fork's clearcoat is gonna start getting fucked up and signaling sketchiness well before the aluminium frame does. It's gonna be a pretty niche bike which deserves a fork replacement, ever.
