Originally Posted by
rydabent
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In the center of your last post, you pretty much nailed the truth on CF bikes. The part about selling "race" bikes to the general public. Ultra light weight weight throw away race bikes should not be sold to the public.
Close but no cigar. What I said is that is that bicycles designed and built around the needs of racing aren't well suited to general purpose riding. That's very different than saying they shouldn't be sold. It's a free market (last I looked) and there are plenty of choices and folks are free to buy what they want (even if it's not right for their needs).
That has more to do with issues like very limited tire clearance and lack of fender/rack eyes than it does with the material and construction.