That’s very helpful. Thanks. I did swap out the fork the last time I switched out the group set. If the frame gets to 100,000 miles I will chrome it and hang it in the garage, but have a while to go.
**Why would you want to chrome it??? Let it hang in it’s natural glory!! **
Riding a 2002 Lemond titanium
My thoughts exactly. I was rather bemused to read that in celebration of the bike’s long life (largely due to it’s being titanium), he would cover up said titanium!
Americans be crazy!
(I’m assuming you’re American because of the chrome thing Feel free to correct me)
Myself, if I am hanging a frame due to whatever reason it will be in the condition it was in when I stopped riding. Let the battle scars be part of the history.
Myself, if I am hanging a frame due to whatever reason it will be in the condition it was in when I stopped riding. Let the battle scars be part of the history.
My thoughts exactly.
Incidentally, the “Americans be crazy” comment was aimed at the OP not you, and was of course not meant to be taken seriously. I trust no-one is excessively offended by friendly ribbing
Unlike steel or Ti, Al has a finite endurance limit. No matter how small the flex (strain), Al experiences some damage and will eventually fail (with steel and Ti there is a level of strain where the material will survive an infinite number of cycles). This is an intrinsic property of Al that exists regardless of part design.
When designing Al parts, the typical methodology is to factor for some sort of worst-case loading (sometimes adding an additional safety factor multiple) and design for an acceptable lifespan under those conditions. An example would be designing for a 300lb rider riding the bike 100mi/day on rough roads for 10 years. This is then expressed as some form of cyclic loading that can be tested in the lab (i.e. Xlbs of force or Ymm of displacement for Z cycles).
Unlike steel or Ti, Al has a finite endurance limit.
That’s backwards. The endurance limit is the stress below which the material could survive infinite cycles. Aluminum does not have an endurance limit, steel and titanium do.
I have a 2012 lynskey Ti, it developed a crack in the head tube (head bearing installed sideways, my bad), got it repair by mr dekerf, its been perfect ever since.
Most Ti frames that were welded properly will last a lifetime.
Ride on my friend.
I still ride my 2006 Ghisallo especially in the mountains since it has regular wheels (HED Ardennes) and I like that braking feel. Plus it is my lightest road bike. I wish however it had Di2 versus SRAM Red
Feel free to correct me)
