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Dec 10, 2017 at 2:04
Dec 10, 2017
Pole Bicycles Announces New CNC-Machined 'Machine' - Press Release
lengthy and animated diskussion here. can see the advantages of a process where made-to-order frames of different sizes and varieties is easy and quick with short lead times.
but as usual the main point is how it boils down to production cost. carbon fiber frames but also welding of aluminum frames tend to be labor intensive. if you can pretend there are environmental advantages with a different process all the better.
but i seriously doubt creating 10-100 times aluminum albeit recyclable waste for each frame produced is an environmentally sound idea.
diecast aluminum i believe is not as strong as smithered varieties, so you vill need more grams of material to achieve the same strength. especially if you make unnecessary bends and stress points as in the seat stay and top tube of the design presented here.