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Old 05-24-13, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhinelander
speaking of jittery stealth bomber carbon frames. Are they that much harder to control compared to the old steel or alloy frames that we see what seems to me an ever increasing number of crashes? Yeah we had crashes in the old days but is it just me thinking that they're far more frequent today than ever?
I've never ridden carbon fiber so I couldn't tell you from personal experience. But I've read Alexi Grewal give creds to the newer frames for tracking better on the corners. I don't recall that he elaborated on the road conditions.
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