Carbon Fiber and rain
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
No it doesn't (check out the Airbus A350 - would you build an aicraft that had to be kept in the dry?) - but jealous cyclists riding cheap alloy framed bikes on rainy clubruns often ask riders of blingy carbon bikes whether they realise that their new pride and joy will dissolve in the rain .......
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I thought everybody knew that carbon dissolves in the rain and that they should send to my place for the appropriate recycling (with the emphasis on cycling) 
Yes, carbon fibre loses all its structural integrity if exposed to rain. It is very serious and it is very dangerous.
Worryingly, it continues to appear unaffected for several weeks after the critical change occurs at a molecular level.
Although the frame will look to be in perfect condition, it is not. It will turn to marmalade quite suddenly, usually during a high-speed descent.
If you send the frame to me, I can dispose of it in an environmentally friendly fashion. Make sure you do not remove any of the ancilliaies, the crank, chain, wheels or saddle. Loosening any clamp, QR or allen bolt could result in a sudden and catastrophic failure of the space-time continuum.
This does not happen to aeroplanes, rowing eights or F1 cars as they are made of a special, magic carbon fibre that cannot be used to make bicycles.
PS. If your frame is not 51 or 52cm, you're OK. This chemical change only happens to frames of 51 or 52 cm. Top-end Campag componentry preferred.
Thank you.
Worryingly, it continues to appear unaffected for several weeks after the critical change occurs at a molecular level.
Although the frame will look to be in perfect condition, it is not. It will turn to marmalade quite suddenly, usually during a high-speed descent.
If you send the frame to me, I can dispose of it in an environmentally friendly fashion. Make sure you do not remove any of the ancilliaies, the crank, chain, wheels or saddle. Loosening any clamp, QR or allen bolt could result in a sudden and catastrophic failure of the space-time continuum.
This does not happen to aeroplanes, rowing eights or F1 cars as they are made of a special, magic carbon fibre that cannot be used to make bicycles.
PS. If your frame is not 51 or 52cm, you're OK. This chemical change only happens to frames of 51 or 52 cm. Top-end Campag componentry preferred.
Thank you.
