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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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