Originally Posted by
surgeonstone
good question. I have a good friend who works in an lbs dealing cervelo's and he tells me how surprised he is at the number of frame failures he encounters with cf that he has never seen with steel. Recently had a guy return a top end cervelo- the problem?- at 4 mpf the handlebar swung backwards with the bar end hitting the top tube and shattering it- at 4mph. What really amazes him is how everyone seems to accept it without complaints.
That happens with al track bikes all the time - no cables to restrict the movement of the bars. Still dents the top tube. Usually it's avoidable if the user is paying attention to what they're doing.
Last edited by Minion1; 09-27-11 at 06:21 PM.
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