Originally Posted by
billyymc
Ha..yeah that went over my head!
Maybe a better question would be - how many people would have (more than mild) reservations about riding a 12 year old bike with 24,000 miles on it, regularly hitting 45+mph on descents?
I have a 20 year old bike with >50,000 miles on it. I garage doored it ~6 years ago, which prompted replacement of the carbon fork. Wheels are ~15 years old. Fastest descent IIRC was ~48 mph, and I would have no hesitation repeating it if I could find an adequate hill