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You kept that EuroMillions win a bit quiet didn't you!
You kept that EuroMillions win a bit quiet didn't you!
So you've never ridden a carbon bike, but you prefer steel..??
I had a custom 653 race frame made for me in 1993 which I raced until I retired (for the first time) in 1998. There is simply no comparison between that bike and my Tarmac, and if you ever do get round to riding a modern CF frame, you will see just how far bicycle engineering and design has come in the last 20 years. You can't go bigging-up steel if you have nothing to compare it to.
Folks have had quite a while to work on their skills with steel, and about 100 years to work on aluminum, and they seem to have their act together in many cases. Do I wonder about such frames? Yes, I do, but I have the skills and background to see and evaluate the product to my satisfaction. I posted my responses in answer to your previous question, and I feel that I have provided satisfactory answers to your questions about my concerns about carbon, and my reasons for having them. I have also provided sources for where my concerns come from.So a post of a link discussing 'cheap carbon frames found on ebay' makes you wonder about the quality and constructions of many frames? - by this statement do you mean cheap unbranded frames not from a reputable source which could be made anywhere or those manufactured for specialized, trek, pinerello or similar as well?
Do you not have the same concerns for steel, aluminium and titanium bikes as if these tubes are not joined by a skilled craftmen they are in danger of having localized weakness caused by the heat from welding and brazing. High quality welding and brazing demands extreme levels of purity and cleanness, any oil, grease or coatings will be taken into the weld and have weakness.
Does this make you wonder about steel, aluminium and titanium frames?
The ride quality of steel is so often mentioned which makes me wonder what purpose is served by putting Carbon forks on these bikes which seem to be common place.
I'm also curious to know why steel components such as forks do not find themselves onto Carbon bikes.