At 02:00 PM 3/4/2003 -0500, Grant McLean wrote:
>Lou,
>
>It's not a warning restricted to steel.
>
>Many 'modern' (the quotes are for you E-Richie) oversize
>steel bikes do have very thin walls, but so do aluminum and
>Ti frames too.
>
>Logically, it doesn't really make sense, as the modern
>tubes are far stronger than their "non warning label"
>vintage counter parts.
The fatigue life of a lightly built U2 framed bike is probably
way less than a 531c bike. By the time a Pegoretti CCKMP is on
topic, will any still be rideable ? I remember years ago Porsche
saying their AL 928 cars would loose something like 40% of their
strength after 20 years on the road.
>Grant McLean
>Toronto.Ca
>cheering because I'm under the limit
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