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Old 09-13-10, 03:36 PM
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davidad
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How much do you weigh? A friend who rides Cannondales is over 6' tall and over 200 lbs. He has had his frame replaced under the warantee a couple of times because of cracks. The bikes did not fail catastrophically.
Aluminum has a finite fatigue life, even in airliners. Planes are checked for cracks diring their life and panels replaced as necessary.
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