Thread: What do you value more in a carbon frame, stiffness or compliance?
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Old 10-13-11 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris R.
I think that the beauty of carbon is that you can have both. Depending on how it's layed up and it's thickness and shape you can have a stiff frame but one that has some vertical compliance.
such as a Canondale Evo Suoper Six.
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