Originally Posted by
stevel610
While all 3 of my bikes are steel, I wouldn't mind a CAAD 10 or other nice aluminum road bike. Being a clyde and liking to keep bikes for decades, I don't think carbon is in my future.
I had 3 aluminum bikes, Cannondale, Trek, Lemond. 2 of the 3 aluminum frames snapped, 1 at the chainstay, one at the BB area (terrible mess). Each snapped at just over 13,000 miles.
I have a carbon Trek Madone now, has 15,000 on, not even a single issue with the frame!
One Aluminum is still alive, very stiff, no problems but less mileage than the others.
Carbon is not the monster so many make it out to be.