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Old 03-14-18, 09:18 PM
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HerrKaLeun
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The raw material cost of Al or steel is insignificant compared to actual frame cost (all tooling and labor needed to make a block of steel into a frame). In addition, tariffs are on the material only, not imported goods. So if anything, it will hurt manufacturing in US that requires such material. For bicycles, 99.999% is already imported in the shape of abike.

Aluminum at less than $1 / pound
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