There's a lot of information/misinformation floating around the web regarding different materials. It's a bit much for my wee brain. In lots of ways I think aluminum is a great material for full suspension bikes and hardtails and can take the old complaint of "harshness" with big grain of salt. And at least it won't sit in a landfill for bjillions of jyears like crapon fiber. (I enjoyed typing that :) )
However, what about this malarkey that's out there about the fatigue life of aluminum and the suggestions that an aluminum frame, stem, rim, bar will catastrophically fail at the first g-out experienced after 7 years of steady use?
May 29, 2023, 3:23 p.m. - BC_Nuggets
There's a lot of information/misinformation floating around the web regarding different materials. It's a bit much for my wee brain. In lots of ways I think aluminum is a great material for full suspension bikes and hardtails and can take the old complaint of "harshness" with big grain of salt. And at least it won't sit in a landfill for bjillions of jyears like crapon fiber. (I enjoyed typing that :) ) However, what about this malarkey that's out there about the fatigue life of aluminum and the suggestions that an aluminum frame, stem, rim, bar will catastrophically fail at the first g-out experienced after 7 years of steady use?