Originally Posted by
jr-14
Thats crazy! Who told you carbon fiber would melt? Reference from Wikipedia:
"Molding a thin layer of carbon fibers significantly improves fire resistance of polymers or thermoset composites because dense, compact layer of carbon fibers efficiently reflects heat."
Saying carbon fiber will melt if you pout heat next to it is....well, wrong.
I thought read somewhere a warning about leaving your carbon bike in a closed car, as the interior temperature can get up to 65 degrees C (with it reaching 41 degrees C here today, 65 in a car is quite feasible), which was near or above the curing temperature of the resin. I thought I had a reference to it. This FAQ does support that lower temperature, although it now says that curing is at 120 degrees C plus. So leaving it in your car might not be an issue any more, although I'm sure the rubber and other plastic parts won't like the temperature either.
http://www.luescherteknik.com.au/web...March%2008.pdf
Looking at the shrink temperatures listed on this page, they're mostly seem to be above the 120 degrees C, so I think you still need to be careful if you're going to use heat shrink near your carbon bike.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-shrink_tubing