Originally Posted by
lowlux
Are carbon fiber bikes as strong as metal bikes? do they last as long? or longer.. because metal rust... what you guys think of the Ridley X-Night?
http://www.excelcycle.com/ridley-x-n...ike-frame.html
I am starting to learn how to use carbon fiber so i can make body panels for my car... are these bikes easy to fix if they break or crack? How do they build these bikes? any videos of this?
If you are thinking about racing CF is the material of choice. It can be a bit like the difference between a F-1 race car and a family station wagon. But if you need a station wagon an F-1 simply isn't the best choice. However I believe most manufacturers will replace a cracked frame on a new CF bike for at least five years. Giant has a lifetime warrentee on their CF bike frames I believe.