Michael Press said:Whenever I read about a "forged" aluminum alloy part for a
bicycle, my mind balks, my stomach clenches, and I refuse to
accept it. A forge is a furnace for heating steel and iron,
preperatory to working it. By working I mean hammering, bending,
drawing, rolling, twisting, creasing, folding, welding, piercing,
crushing, pressing, and the like. Are "forged" aluminum alloy
parts actually formed in this fashion? Please humor me in my
skepticism; I have heard too much hyperbole and misrepresentation
in bicycle marketing to easily set aside my own apprehension of
reality. Thank you.
Forging isn't just for steel and iron. See
http://www.scotforge.com/sf_alum_forging.asp
- Frank Krygowski