Originally Posted by
dedhed
Rode a '88 Trek 1000 for 40K miles urban commuting before I got another bike and passed it on. As far as I know it's still on the road. I did have the rear Matrix wheel start cracking at the spoke eyelets.
Somebody posted Wolber Rims on a Centurion that did the same thing. Had a Pic of it posted.
I think the doom and gloom crowd have thrown this info around.
I had one guy on a nice older Surly road Bike (Not as nice as he thought it was) swear the frame was welded.
I made the mistake of initiating a conversation with this person.
