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Haha, so much for "steel is real".

I must say, the more I research this, the more I admire aluminium. Other than street cred and the alleged road vibrations, it's incredible how strong, light and cheap it is.




Aluminum has noticeable fatigue life though, unlike carbon. Something to keep in mind if you are considering it.


Well, sort of. But as I understand it, that limit is orders of magnitude over mine, or almost any cyclist's 5-year, say, mileage.

Over my 10k km or so mileage on my current alu frame, I had 0 issues so far, despite a few crashes.


Carbon is basically "fancy fibrous plastic" though. It still degrades. Just in different ways than aluminum or steel.




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