Thread: Aluminum: wear out?
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Old 05-24-05 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hardpatz
A bike salesperson told me that aluminum frames eventually wear out, or become dead. Does this happen and what does it mean?
Yes it does. An AL frame can and will eventually feel less responsive or "dead" usually this happens after several years of riding. A general rule of thumb is five years though there will soon be plenty of people here to dispute this.
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