Carbon fibre technology is not new. It is not new in bicycle construction. It is new to you. It is not new to the experts who build the bicycles we ride.

I bought an Aegis Aro Svelte in 1996. I have ridden thru 3 cycling computers. I have towed a BOB trailer over 2000 miles with 40 lbs of gear. I'm on my 3rd wheelset. I replaced everything in 2007. I have ridden thru hundreds of pot holes. The only thing I have not done to this bike is crash it.

It's as flash as the day I bought it. Very few people believe the age. They all think old carbon bikes look like those original crappy Trek bikes. The only difference between my bike and the newer ones is the weight. Aegis chose not to make 1000 gram frames, because they can be damaged in crashes.

The Global Warming "jury is still out" argument is laughable.