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Old 02-01-13 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Stealthammer
I want to really thank you for sharing that link Rebel! It was highly instructive to me, and even though I have quite a bit of experience with both carbon fiber construction and bicycle frame building, and the frame failed exactly as I expected it to, the failure occurred at a sustantially higher load than I would have ever guessed. The most impressive shot to me though was where the frame was slammed against the the concrete post, and I was certain that the third guy was going to destroy that frame for sure! I know none of my steel or aluminum frames could take anything like that abuse.
Yeah, it's not scientific in the sense of large sample size and proper controls, but it sure should at least help to put some minds at ease. And for the record, I ride a 10 year old Easton aluminum Fuji road frame, and a 6 year old aluminum Ibex MTB frame and an 11 year old aluminum Hardrock as a round town bike, so I don't really have an ax to grind CF-wise. Although I am planning to build up a Van Dessel CF frame this winter...
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