Originally Posted by indygreg
I have always been interested in the facts of alum fatigue in bike parts . . . I suspect most of this is overstated.
To quote from another thread: "As stated by folks like Lennard Zinn, 'Bicycling' magazine, RoadBikeRider, etc., aluminum fatigues and they recommend that these frames have a definite lifetime. The recommended life of aluminum frames is suggested to be 4-6 years, depending on mileage, type of riding, etc. Steel frames have no such limit."
to the OP - there is no frame that will 100% last the rest of your life and such a demand is unrealistic. A crash or heavy abuse can bring any frame to its end.
I never even once fell off my bike in 10 years of riding, so for me, a lifetime of use is a possibility.