Honestly never questioned if I trust an old bike or not until I saw this video last week
skip to 11:20 for the good bit. I own 5 Dyna-Tech bikes and it’s making me think twice about continuing to ride them!
*My steel bikes I’m happy to go wherever and however just made me stop and think about the bonded frames I have.
Well I watched that and felt that my feeling of being dubious over bonding, plastics etc in frame construction well founded!
Ive only ever had steel or aluminium bikes, mostly steel, never cracked one, mates have cracked aluminium frames and usually been me thats spotted it, but they were nearly all hooligans, and on high end lighter stuff back in the day.. jumping etc in the woods.... all mtb.
I know road bikers, cant ride the things myself, but I know they kill steel frames, thats just because the things are so bloody light not built to last.
Nowadays I am a scenic rider for the most part, I have a bike to ride hard but ive owned it from new, its 1999 I think Kona explosif, I think about as bomb proof as a frame gets, with steel forks. I know its never had an accident or been jumped etc, so I will really throw that about if in the mood.
I do have bonded parts in Pace forks, but not seen any failed, and less likely to throw me off than what happened to this guy.
Though I am no expert, I wonder if this frame failed due to solvent paint used in the re paint...? Maybe if the really nice paint had been left it would still be in one piece?
Anyhow someone said not knowing history may be an issue, for me thats sensible though I hadn't really thought about it before, theres a big difference riding sensible trails or the canal and going to a bikepark. This is adding to my thinking about a newer bike for bigger day rides etc.