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there are also a number of enthusiastic road cyclists riding 20, 25 year old carbon fiber frames - if not crashed or mechanically damaged (in a way that would a
by walrus01 5y ago
there are also a number of enthusiastic road cyclists riding 20, 25 year old carbon fiber frames - if not crashed or mechanically damaged (in a way that would also total beyond repair a thin walled aluminum frame like a cannondale CAAD8), they last quite a while.
- jacquesm 5y agoI had one of these until very recently, a first generation CADEX frame (1987, so now a good 35 years old), still as good as new, it went to Germany and is now plying the streets of Berlin. Unless you smash them up just keep them clean and they seem to last quite long, at least as long as comparable steel or aluminum frames. The weak points are where aluminum is bonded to the carbon, those spots you need to monitor and if there is any damage at all you should count the frame as lost.
- rorykoehler 5y agoWhen I raced mountain bikes I always found the feel of aluminium frames to deaden after a few years. They would be super responsive at first and then slowly lose that snappiness and with it trail feel as the years went by.
- bobthepanda 5y agoroad cycling is probably less harsh than a plane cycling through 0 to 30k+ feet multiple times a day, though.
- mihaaly 5y agoThe loads and operating conditions are quite different for bicycles and airplanes. As I wouldn't use the characteristics of my steel coffemaker to predict the behaviour of an LNG vessel I wouldn't do the same with bicycles and airliners.