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Decade? Is that a merit?

Considering how old they age as the technology advances, yes.

Nothing stops you from riding one until the wheels fall off though, just like any other bike made with any other material.

if you haven't destroyed your mtb after 10 years of riding you might not need a mountain bike at all.

And with MTB you mean MTB frameset? I see plenty of hard ridden +10 year old MTB steel frames. I have two myself.

In mountainbiking I think the greater threat to longevity is “standards” inflation though. 157mm super boost spacing, here we come.

Oldest I've seen is a 15 years old XC hardtail that has been put to sleep only because its owner slammed it into a tree opening a hole in the top tube. No human was hurt, fortunately, rest of the bike was still in great condition.

Curious to see the +10 years old full sus steel frames, though.

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