Originally Posted by TNCLR
Are they? Uh, what do you think? You can use your bike for whatever you want, obviously. I would think that when a builder is putting the finishing touches on their latest road frame they're not taking into consideration people jumping off of curbs. I mean, dude, seriously, c'mon. That's not even an argument.
any latest road frame, whether made for racing or whatever, should be made by the builder with the intention of taking abuse...
in bicycle races, people crash, ride over cobblestone roads at high speeds, veer offroad (lance a couple years ago), hit potholes, etc..
this type of stuff puts way more pressure than bunnyhoping (a relatively low impact activity)
dude, seriously, c'mon.... not even an argument? think about it