Originally Posted by
Gerryattrick
As I said earlier, the reliability of carbon is not an issue for me. My current mountain bike, that is used off-road a lot and takes a fair bit of punishment, has 17 year old carbon suspension forks and they've not given me any worries (says he, pushing his luck).
Wasn't a lot of that early stuff carbon wrap on aluminum? I haven't seen first gen carbon thru and thru on mountain bikes. Steerer tube aluminum?