Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
I don't believe most of this is true. Road bike frames generally trickle down from race frames. Race frames are designed to handle some guy with quads the size of tree trunks, going all-out downhill. That puts a LOT of stress on the frame. A lot more than you're likely to.
It's pretty easy to trash a road bike frame. They aren't designed to take the hits that other bicycles (like mountain bikes) are.