Originally Posted by
Loose Chain
I am slowly shopping for a cf bike, I will get one to play with. But, I think of them as disposable bikes. I don't think they will last like a steel bike. I know to many guys who have had to replace frames on cf bikes. Sometimes it was poor quality control, sometimes it was impact damage and then other times stupid things that were not the fault of the bike or material.
It depends on the bike you are looking at. I know of people with CF bike with over 120,000 miles on them and they ride like the day they were built. Not all carbon bikes are the same. Just like you can not compare a Kia to a Mercedes Benz.
Not all CF bikes are disposable. The material itself will out last steel. I expect my Calfee to last as long as I want to ride it.