Originally Posted by
Inpd
Thanks for the article an interesting read on technology.
But with all of these thin walled round shaped structure I wonder how it will handle being dropped if you crash. Consider even a low speed crash if one forgets to unclip and falls over and the pedal or BB strikes the ground. Will it shatter given the thin walls?
High end alu tubing has always been thin walled. Someone did a fatigue test on the different frame materials in the late 90's and aluminum was more durable than steel and ti. By a large margin. I'd like to see someone do a similar test on current frames.
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