aberal
Guru
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PLUS....the pros aren't exactly worried about longevity in a bike frame.
Titanium frame pros and cons
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PLUS....the pros aren't exactly worried about longevity in a bike frame.
Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
Pro - if you get a deep scratch in it, get some fine sandpaper and rub it out.
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
But I seem to be suffering from some sort of carbon anxiety
You and me both. I actaully sold my cf bike due to the fact I couldn't shake my carbon anxieties, and a mate of mine is about to do the same!
They were/are probably unfounded fears, but you know how it is when you get something in your head that you can't shake off.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I haven't got a carbon bike - 3 are steel - Columbus SLX, Reynolds 653 and Tange Cro-mo (all OLD). The Fixed is 7 series alloy with carbon forks. Can't complain about the carbon forks - two years hard life, same with the seat post.
Now't wrong with any material.
Now't wrong with any material.
snailracer
Über Member
One way to get a semi-quantitative feel for the failure rates of materials is to visit other cycling forums that post manufacturer's recalls. On the occasions I have done this, I got the impression that carbon parts are much less dependable than alu or steel equivalents (especially as I think carbon parts are still relatively uncommon), and that expensive stuff is less dependable than middle- and low-end stuff.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
It is silly isn't it, to get me thinking of replacing a £300 set of forks with a £90 set which weigh half as much again, especially as the carbon ones are cross forks so not exactly delicate
I worry about myself sometimes
craigwend
Grimpeur des terrains plats
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
It is silly isn't it, to get me thinking of replacing a £300 set of forks with a £90 set which weigh half as much again, especially as the carbon ones are cross forks so not exactly delicate
snailracer
Über Member
I agree. However, it's not about the material, it's about the engineer knowing how to design with the material and the manufacturer fabricating it correctly.
aberal
Guru
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- Midlothian
They said that about the cardboard bike. Back in '56 I think it was.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Yeah, but cardboard technology has come a long way since 1956.
RecordAceFromNew
Swinging Member
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- West London
But the question is, for our particular application, whether we wish to a) take advantage of a material's ductility and isotropic characteristics against potential scratches, minor impacts, crimping pressure etc. encountered in normal, day-to-day use, or b) forgo that to save may be 1 kg.
RecordAceFromNew
Swinging Member
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- West London
I wonder if it is going to be lighter than carbon, or heavier than steel? perhaps it depends on how wet it is?
Wobblers
Euthermic
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- Minkowski Space
1509095 said:
About yourself or MacB?
Or MacB's round?
PpPete
Legendary Member
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- Chandler's Ford
Like PK99 I've just bought a Van Nic Yukon. I've no carbon anxiety - travelling on business I fly in aeroplanes with carbon fibre wings and tails, and I've not fallen out of the sky yet**.
It just so happened that the Yukon is ideally suited to the sort of riding that I do - and want to do in the future: Loooonng distances, reasonably fast, but not "competitively", able to carry a small amount of luggage, fit mudguards if necessary..... in other words an Audax bike.
If I'd lived in the north west I might have tried to get a test ride on a Hewitt Carbon Alpine - having seen Frank9755's, and it's gorgeous, but in the end I was sold on the fairly traditional looks of the Yukon, and it's a huge improvement over my old 531 (steel) frame, both in speed and (surprisingly) comfort.
** Actually I have - but that was from an aluminium aeroplane - and it was deliberate, so not relevant to this discussion.
It just so happened that the Yukon is ideally suited to the sort of riding that I do - and want to do in the future: Loooonng distances, reasonably fast, but not "competitively", able to carry a small amount of luggage, fit mudguards if necessary..... in other words an Audax bike.
If I'd lived in the north west I might have tried to get a test ride on a Hewitt Carbon Alpine - having seen Frank9755's, and it's gorgeous, but in the end I was sold on the fairly traditional looks of the Yukon, and it's a huge improvement over my old 531 (steel) frame, both in speed and (surprisingly) comfort.
** Actually I have - but that was from an aluminium aeroplane - and it was deliberate, so not relevant to this discussion.
