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Yes, it would dial it up to 400 watts and drope the Hamer.

Damn, people. Carbon frames, properly taken care of, will outlast you.

Steel frames, properly taken care of, will outlast you.

Aluminum frames, properly taken care of, will outlast you.

That is the truth, end of discussion.

The comprehension of my sentences, should focus on "properly taken care of".

In other words, if you crash, the frame will often suffer damage which shortens the lifespan of said frame. How much depends upon the severity of the crash.

Testing has shown that carbon fiber frames are far, far stronger than any o'l steel, aluminum, titanium, wood frame.

But if you slam your bike into a guard rail at 30mph and smash the chain stay, you should expect some problems down the road. As I said earlier, carbon fiber layups do not like impacts.

Now, slamming a steel framed bicycle into the same guard rail at 30mph is probably going to cause equally bad news.

Now, if you disagree, that's fine. Keep riding whatever bicycle you've got because I've already stated the truism that given proper care, whatever you ride is going to outlast you.

I'm out of popcorn now; be back later for the next "will I die if I ride this bike?" thread.