Originally Posted by
jefnvk
In any case, while I have often heard the "its hard to find someone to fix aluminum" quote, I'm genuinely curious how many people riding good condition, serviceable bikes have actually had a catastrophic frame break that would do anything but a fix just to get them home if they were riding steel.
Very true, can't imagine breaking one but have heard mountain bikers talk about it, almost like a badge of honor to ride one hard enough to destroy it. I would think for most folks breaking components would happen long before the frame would break, unless just factory defect to begin with.