Originally Posted by
Deshi
Ok, let me try this again since no one understands what I have written thus far.
I NEVER SAID STEEL WAS BETTER THAN CARBON FIBER.
Now that that is out of the way, yes, carbon fiber now days is a very worthy material. Hell, check out this Niner video.
does a fork deflect like that after getting squished by a peloton?
There's a difference between hits and compression.
steel sucks in compression and will buckle or squish if it's loaded up too much.
There's a reason why spokes are made from steel and it's because steel is a great material under tension.
carbon also sucks in compression, but it is stronger under certain directions of compressive forces. straight down the tube is good, but not so much against clamping forces.