Thread: Does extreme heat damage Carbon frames. where i live its 120 degrees in the summer???
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Old 10-08-14, 07:27 AM
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"Carbon fiber" frames reguardless wether people that love them will admit are mainly made up of plastic. As someone has mentioned as plastics age they gas off and become more brittle. IMO there is no doubt that heat accelerates the process.
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