Mountain Bike Frames Material
The frame is the heart of a mountain bike. A mountain bike’s frame is what sets it apart from other mountain bikes. The frame can be considered the largest component that makes up a bike and is usually the most expensive part of a bike. The material that a frame is made with and the manufacturing process that the material went though affects a frame’s cost.
Aluminum is now the most common material used for frames on quality entry-level, cross-country hardtail mountain bikes. But there are also frames made with other materials, such as high-tensile steel, chro-moly steel, titanium, and carbon fiber. How the material is processed, which include heat-treating, oversized diameters, and butting, determines the cost, strength and weight of the final frame.
There is no perfect material for building a mountain bike frame. A frame’s material affects the ride characteristics of the mountain bike; but for most new riders, the difference between a chromoly frame and an aluminum frame will probably not be noticeable until they’ve been riding for a while and have opportunities to ride different mountain bikes.
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