Thread: Carbon review after 30 years on steel
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Old 05-28-11 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by conspiratemus1
I wonder if you would be willing to test your carbon bike against your favourite steel bike with a stop watch on your toughest local hill climb.
Yeah, and ride up on the steel frame first. You probably should do some averaging, perhaps three runs. Go up and back down three times on the steel frame, then up and back down three times on the CF frame.
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