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I have ridden my old training bike (a Peugeot Europa) continuously since about 1990, and the other day I had a strange drooping sensation on my right hand side and blow me if half of my drop handlebar didn't come off in my hands! It got me thinking, how long does this old componentry and frames last? The new 3T bars I got said to replace them after 15000km. I've done about triple that on my old bars - along with the frame. What's the consensus - should I put it out to pasture or continue living in the good old days confident that i'll never build up enough stress fatigue cycles in a brazed steel frame to have to worry about it in my lifetime...?