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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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I'm pretty sure that any bike will last forever...especially if you don't really use it. By extension, then, every bike has a lifetime depending on how it's used.
I rode the same carbon fiber forks for 20 years. I'd ride a carbon fiber frame for 20 years. Would 20 years get you to the end of your cycling life? I hope not, but it might.
I have a Ti bike. I also have carbon fiber, steel, and aluminum bikes. My oldest steel bike is 44 years old, including its leather bits like the saddle and aluminum bits like the cranks, rims, stem, seatpost, and hubs. I hope the Ti bike lasts as long as I want it to, but I also hope it is not my last bike.