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Old 03-10-15 | 09:13 AM
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

OK, as I suspected, you don't ride as most people do. Or, to put it differently, you present more stresses to your frame than it's designed to withstand. The vast majority of people who ride bikes don't need to worry about metal fatigue.

(And why is it that my fingers want to spell the word "fatique" (with a 'Q'), even though I know better. I have to correct it every time I type it?)
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