I should also have mentioned that it is 531 steel tubing, silver soldered
with Nervex lugs. The bike itself weighs 20 pounds.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Les Humphreys (K) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: RE: [obc] Metal life expectancy
>
> My 1969 Dave Davey track frame feels as good as it ever did - I still use
> it
> for time trials.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Perry McKenna [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> > Subject: [obc] Metal life expectancy
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I would like to know what is the life expectancy of the different frames
> > material. I have been getting conflicting info. One book (the new
> Lance
> > Armstrong) says that aluminum is only good for 5 years. I asked my bike
> > shop and they told me that Aluminum can fail after a while, but that it
> > depends on how hard and how much you ride but that you should be able to
> > get a lot more than five years.
> >
> > They also informed me that steel, will also weaken after about five
> > years(based on riding about 5000 km a year) and will no longer be very
> > stiff after that point. I always thought that steel would last a lot
> > longer than that.
> >
> > Does anyone know the facts?
> >
> > Perry
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