Titanium - how long will it last

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Originally Posted by gearmeister

Thanks for all the sincere responses...the scarcastic ones, not so much.. I am the original owner of a 1999 Litespeed Ultimate. I am very happy with it and would like to think I could ride it forever... I would estimate it has about 35,000 miles on it.. I am well aware that time and wear fatigue are factors and at 15 years of age I am looking for specifics of these indicators... The bike is meticulously maintained, but am searching for ideas such as should I be doing things like inserting a flashlight into tubes looking for light cracks... I don't even know that the above is even a reasonable example... Thoughts??

Keep it simple.

Just keep an eye out for cracks (exterior) near the bb. Rear bullet caps is another area to keep an eye out for cracks. The Ultimate might have polished caps which should improve reliability. God knows how many Litespeed frames have cracked dt/st/caps over the years.