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Old 03-28-04 | 01:05 AM
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Bikes: 1999 K2 OzM, 2001 Aegis Aro Svelte

I'm sure it's probably happened but I'm equally sure it's happened with other frame materials too. To be honest, despite the fact that I'm not a big fan of Al frames, I have yet to see one fail during the normal life of a frame. The only times I've actually seen an Al frame fail was on MTBs that have been subjected to jumps and hucking.

BTW, here's a pretty good webpage that compares various metals used in bike frames.
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