Originally Posted by
nuke_diver
In my research for a new bike one of the things I came across is that CF gets noodlelike with age. The discussion above would not support that but is there a reason why it might become weaker and softer with age?
A properly designed and built carbon frame will not get 'soft' over time. And carbon fibre frames have no fatigue life. They will be the same after 10 years or 100,000mi as they were when new.