DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
A carbon frame can be repaired; find a decent carbon repairer and it should cost less than £360.
http://www.carboncyclerepairs.co.uk/index.htmlA carbon frame can be repaired; find a decent carbon repairer and it should cost less than £360.
It is designed to appeal to customers who want a lightweight bicycle and are prepared to treat it as such.It should be designed to withstand reasonable mishaps.
It should be designed to withstand reasonable mishaps.
I suspect it is designed to do the job for which it was intended, and possibly not much more.
It would be possible to make a carbon frame strong in all directions, but I suspect that may reduce some of the favourable properties of the material, lightness and flexibility where required.
I can imagine that it is about how thee force of he impact was transferred onto the frame, if the frame hit an edge of the lawn mower, then the force may hav been over a very small area and caused significantly more damage.
It's very unlucky, but possibly carbon frames can't be designed to take impacts in all places.