Nah, Scotto's 212cc is in a Felt Bixby steel frame.Yeah, aluminum frames seem to suit most guys just fine. Scotto has a 212 predator in a Felt aluminum frame.
...no matter the material, the welds mean everything. Be it an $80 bike or $800, steel, chromoly or aluminum - if the welds don't look like example A below, you don't want it regardless of price or what it's made of;
Lots of the steel box store bargains suffer a combination of B & D, which isn't really a surprise
Example of good welds & gussets on an aluminum frame;
Example of garbage gun gloop on a cheap steel bike (I chopped it for scrap);
Other than the Felt being a nice steel frame, high quality aluminum frames are just as safe to use, just make sure the alloy is 6061 T6 or better because some of these cheaper aluminum frames are of alloys that aren't as strong or they will just crumble if any welding is attempted. 6061 alloy is probably the best alloy for a bike frame because it's not only strong and welds easily, but it also has excellent corrosion resistance that other super strong aluminum alloys don't have. 7075 T6 is probably the strongest alloy but has very poor weldability and corrosion resistance, then 2024 T3 is another super strong aluminum alloy but it will crumble to ashes if you try to weld it.Yeah, aluminum frames seem to suit most guys just fine. Scotto has a 212 predator in a Felt aluminum frame. Myself personally, I'm a bit leery of aluminum frames due to my larger size. I also think it's hard to beat good American steel, which is why I'm going to switch to a 1955 roadmaster frame soon.