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Old 11-02-06, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cs1
Aluminum is light but one good crash and your out a $1000 With the beating cyclocross gives your bike, an aluminum frame won't last too long before you need a new one.
I don't know about other people's experiences but I'm working on my third season with the same Conquest Pro frame. Mine's been pretty durable. I actually had a pretty good season-ending crash on (off?) it last season where I separated my shoulder. Surprisingly, the bike did pretty well with a dinged up shifter and a tweaked rear wheel the only damage.

I have it built up with a mix of Ultegra and DA with Tufo Prestige tubies on Velocity Escapes. It is reasonably light (don't know for sure but sub 20) and most importantly for 'cross it was CHEAP.

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