How many miles do you have on your carbon frame?
09-28-13, 07:32 AM
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My 2005 Trek 5000 has over 43,000 miles on it currently. It has plenty of dings and scratches on it. I use it as my fall / spring / rainy day bike. Our roads up here are typically bad and I have weighed between 220 and 250 lbs over the life of this bike. I think this speaks well to the durability of a carbon frame.
09-28-13, 11:10 AM
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The only real way to compare would be an old frame with zero mileage vs the same frame with a ton of miles.
09-28-13, 11:39 AM
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1988 Specialized Carbon Epic road bike. Carbon with aluminum lugs, 14 spd Dura Ace. Still works great
09-29-13, 09:43 AM
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2004 6/13 with well over 30K on it. 2011 Supersix I have put over 3k on in the last year, was told it had close to 8K when I bought it. No problems with either one.
10-06-13, 07:40 AM
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The only real way to compare would be an old frame with zero mileage vs the same frame with a ton of miles.
10-06-13, 10:54 AM
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Have 2006 GIANT TCR which was purchased in April 2007.
I would estimate 15,000 miles, 100 miles from SEAGULL Century yesterday. Had a few drops from learning to use my Speedplays, no crashes. Got some cosmetic damage from rocks hitting frame and a few rubs from bike cabling which got into finish however overall/paint finish is holding up well. Make sure you check on bike plastic cable guides.
Hope to get at least another 15K!!
I would estimate 15,000 miles, 100 miles from SEAGULL Century yesterday. Had a few drops from learning to use my Speedplays, no crashes. Got some cosmetic damage from rocks hitting frame and a few rubs from bike cabling which got into finish however overall/paint finish is holding up well. Make sure you check on bike plastic cable guides.
Hope to get at least another 15K!!
Last edited by BILL_W_WV; 10-06-13 at 11:01 AM.
