"Lightweight is problematic in exterior locations that have high wind speeds. Hope they know/ have counterweight inside the legs. Learned this while working with an outdoor metal furniture manufacturer in the midwest. "
"The highHeat post welding process they speak about is mainly used for aluminum frames to normalize the stresses in the heatEffected zone where cracks are most likely to begin. In the last few decades, metallurgists have created amazing AL alloys that can be hardened but, we’re talking bicycles here and not NASA or NASCAR use cases. Quite unnecessary / a gimmick as true frame builders understand how to deal with the inherent distortions caused by welding and produce a frame that is in alignment. "