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Old 10-01-06, 09:45 AM
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Sorry but I do not trust Carbon fibre. It is one of the new wonder materials and is not easy to manufacture parts out of properly. Providing it is made properly- it will be light- strong and can be manufactured to do the job it is intended for. Unfortunately- not all CF parts are made properly- just sold as it is the wonder material. And it is fragile. It cannot take the knocks of other materials and can fail for no apparant reason. Given the choice of Chromoly steel or CF- I will take the Steel anytime.

(And I used to be a glass fibre laminator in the past)
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