Questions tagged [fatigue]
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Causes for feeling fatigued after 15 miles [closed]
I used to be able to ride 50 miles a day 3 to 4 days a week.
I had lung cancer and had a lobectomy in August 2020. By April of 2021 while living in Washington DC I rode 40 miles without a problem just ...
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Does carbon fiber not have a fatigue life?
I’ve heard carbon fiber “has no fatigue life”, meaning it doesn’t weaken from (intended) use, as long as it is free of defects and damage.
But there are a lot of different types of carbon fiber…
I was ...
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Do forged alloy crank arms suffer from age-related fatigue?
Alloy does have not have a fatigue limit. Does that mean that forged alloy crank arms have a theoretical end of life? Should I worry about 40 year old crank arms?
Could someone with a little knowledge ...
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Cause of broken spokes (pictures included)
I never had this problem before. Two spokes on the drive side of my road bike's rear wheel broke at the J bend, and I'm trying to identify the cause. The wheel has 32 spokes total, made of steel, ...
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Safe to use 10-speed wheel in a aluminum frame bike made for a 7-speed
I have a '91 Trek aluminum road bike which was originally equipped with a 7-speed drivetrain. I upgraded the drivetrain on another bike, so I transferred the old 10-speed drivetrain, to the Trek. The ...
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