I think I’d prefer a failure mode that gives more warning and isn’t as total- I’m hoping that my aluminium bikes will display cracks before the whole front end breaks away.
You'd like to think that but separated welds at the headtube is still a very common failure mode for aluminium bikes.
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I think I’d prefer a failure mode that gives more warning and isn’t as total- I’m hoping that my aluminium bikes will display cracks before the whole front end breaks away.