Nerd here . Is the 6061 stem forged? If it is I would feel safe using it .
The 2014 Al has a good modulus of elasticity and good tensile strength.
Recycling is more about feeling less guilty about our gross over consuming lifestyles. Although aluminum actually does get used for recycling.
The real issue is how much we consume . I like the fact that the bike industry . Not anywhere else that I observed,is using less packaging and reducing plastic packaging.
I expect my frame to give me ten years of pleasure. Replace bars every five years . Notch failure is an issue with any material. A crushed carbon bar from over clamping is a real issue . A scratch probably not .
New and improved gives me a headache. But that's why people are suckers for that new thing . How we sell stuff. Which leads to over consuming.
Buy local . Think global
March 3, 2022, 12:28 p.m. - Greg Bly
Nerd here . Is the 6061 stem forged? If it is I would feel safe using it . The 2014 Al has a good modulus of elasticity and good tensile strength. Recycling is more about feeling less guilty about our gross over consuming lifestyles. Although aluminum actually does get used for recycling. The real issue is how much we consume . I like the fact that the bike industry . Not anywhere else that I observed,is using less packaging and reducing plastic packaging. I expect my frame to give me ten years of pleasure. Replace bars every five years . Notch failure is an issue with any material. A crushed carbon bar from over clamping is a real issue . A scratch probably not . New and improved gives me a headache. But that's why people are suckers for that new thing . How we sell stuff. Which leads to over consuming. Buy local . Think global