did carbon frame really exist 15 years ago?

[lordjenks]

i was looking on ebay this morning and saw a bike, about 10-15 years old, the guy who was selling it said that it had a carbon frame... looking at it it looks like steel and even nowadays you cant get frame that skinny that are carbon...
what do you think?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Giant-Cadex-C...s_GL?hash=item41498e2278&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Landslide]

Aye. Carbon fibre tubes, bonded to alu lugs.

 

[yello]

Yes they did. And the Giant Cadex was one such. Not sure if it was fully carbon, could be carbon tubes with alloy lugs and forks. It's a fair price too, imo... at the moment!

 

[ttcycle]

I'm not sure that is a cf bike- though carbon fibre can be manipulated in a range of ways- so the thin frame could be possible - the shape of the tubing is merely a fashion thing rather than constraints of the material.

Might be worth asking him a couple of questions.

What struck me was odd though was a Alu front fork and then a carbon frame?!!! surely it's practical for comfort to have a carbon front fork as well.

Bit of a odd advert to be honest - it does look like a steel frame but it may be a specially made bike - hard to say!

 

[TVC]

If you look at the photo it's straight carbon sections joined with alu/steel twiddly bits. A bit of a museum piece.

 

[ttcycle]

Get the bike and see how it rides!

 

[yello]

A bit of a museum piece.

Yes, from what I've been reading, it would seem so.

Personally, I'd be more interested in riding it than collecting it but to each their own. It'd be interesting to see what it goes for.

 

[lordjenks]

opps... i kinda emailed him and said that he ought to be careful because it wasnt a carbon frame and he could get done for false advertising.... shhhh... no one will ever find out....

 

[ttcycle]

Oh well - he won't sell it to you now even if you do win the bid!!

 

[lordjenks]

... could you buy it for me and send it to me and then i will get my nigerian friend (who is part of royalty) to send you the money.... plus a little extra

 

[ttcycle]

... could you buy it for me and send it to me and then i will get my nigerian friend (who is part of royalty) to send you the money.... plus a little extra

Would you like my bank account details too while you're at it? You seem like the trustworthy type.

 

[gary r]

i remember the Giant Cadex frames from the 80's,the first carbon frame i remember was the Alan carbonio,that must have been about 1985/1986

 

[Hover Fly]

At Preston Guild in 1971, BAC (forerunner of BAe) displayed a track bike with a carbon fibre frame.

 

[Chuffy]

opps... i kinda emailed him and said that he ought to be careful because it wasnt a carbon frame and he could get done for false advertising.... shhhh... no one will ever find out....

I'd mail him again and say 'sorry, whoops'.

 

[02GF74]

yes -that is very early design - look just below the saddle - you can see the silver 3 way lug into which the carbon fibre tubes were glued in.

there is a reason why they are not made anymore.

avoid - this type of construction; raleigh made this type of frame and was notorious for the glue letting go, just what you want when hurtling 60 mph down a tricky hill.