Be Honest With Me...........is my carbon frame really going to melt ??
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If a carbon bike gets wet it merely softens,if it gets really really wet it can soften to such a degree that it can't support it's own weight.
Is it possible to use a gentle water spray to tune the stiffness of the ride?
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I wouldn't be worried about the melting factor...
Oh dear,not to worry you,but.Not exactly a melting problem,rather a stretching problem.It is possible that you may go out on a ride in the cool morning on a say 58cm frame,but once the day warms up it could stretch to a 64cm frame.Many years ago i was a guinea pig as such for a spinal operation.They put a carbon tube between my broken spine.Then filled it with mercury.I was 6' 4" in summer but only 5' 2" tall in winter.
Oh dear,not to worry you,but.Not exactly a melting problem,rather a stretching problem.It is possible that you may go out on a ride in the cool morning on a say 58cm frame,but once the day warms up it could stretch to a 64cm frame.Many years ago i was a guinea pig as such for a spinal operation.They put a carbon tube between my broken spine.Then filled it with mercury.I was 6' 4" in summer but only 5' 2" tall in winter.
Accy cyclist
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I once read(or dreamt it)that cyclists near to the seaside have to be careful where they leave their carbon fibre bikes(outside i presume)as the salt air weakens the carbon. Seriously,is this true?
Drago
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Yes, something to do with the chloride. Its use for softening and reworking epoxy, so its not something you would want to slather over a carbon frame. Marine grade carbon uses a different and rather more expensive matrix than the typical consumer carbon. I'm not a chemist so dknt know how much a risk sodium chloride molecules themselves present if you live on the sea front.
biggs682
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another cyclist who has not considered the ecological impact of buying a modern bike
Even the oldest machines with wood as the main structural material would warp in salt air conditions
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my carbon frame is made from toray 800; apparently the only grade of carbon approved for aerospace use. i'd imagine that the boeing dreamliner, from the wisdom proffered on this thread, should never be flown in the rain then 
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Dreamliners shouldn't be flown anywhere ever. Wait till your airline has bought Airbus A350 and fly on them instead. My annual bonus will be much safer as a result!
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i presume it's made from bamboo for safety then?Dreamliners shouldn't be flown anywhere ever. Wait till your airline has bought Airbus A350 and fly on them instead. My annual bonus will be much safer as a result!
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And string. Don't forget the string.
Mugshot
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I believe that some teams are experimenting with the idea for use on cobbled stages.
Moon bunny
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But airliners fly above the clouds just so that they never get wet. If they were all right to get wet they could stay under 5000' and not waste all that fuel climbing.my carbon frame is made from toray 800; apparently the only grade of carbon approved for aerospace use. i'd imagine that the boeing dreamliner, from the wisdom proffered on this thread, should never be flown in the rain then
Tin Pot
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i'd imagine that the boeing dreamliner, from the wisdom proffered on this thread, should never be flown in the rain then
Hang on.
There's wisdom on this thread?
my carbon frame is made from toray 800; apparently the only grade of carbon approved for aerospace use. i'd imagine that the boeing dreamliner, from the wisdom proffered on this thread, should never be flown in the rain then
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