Originally Posted by handlebarsfsr
im gonna agree with 5 years, even for full suspension bikes.. i found this out the hard way when i discovered several cracks in my beloved 2000 fsr enduro frame
I can't comment on a bike lasting 5 years as I've never had one for more than 4 years. Either I break them or I get tired of them and buy another. Actually, I only tired of my first mtb, a 92 Marin Bear Valley. It was a tank of a bike-and probably still is-and no matter how hard I tried to kill it, I couldn't. All the rest either I broke (Kestrel, Lightspeed) or had warranty issues (Rocky Element TO with a bad pivot). My current bike is 4 years old and this summer will be its fifth, but I've only had it for 3 years. I hope I can get a couple more years out of my Fuel as I really like the way it rides, but by then I'm sure I'll be jonesing for something newer.