Originally Posted by
Maelochs
Sorry to have to point out that you are entirley wrong.
CF chassis are far from new in the automotive world, and many CF racing chassis are used for many years---and I can assure you the loads encountered in automobile racing are bit higher than those associated with 35-mph bicycle rides.
No you're wrong, a racing chassis is not used for many years; see this discussion:
Do carbon fiber chassis get lose rigidity? - F1technical.net In addition they have gone to a honeycomb construction which makes the frame chassis substantially stronger than a bike frame, plus they use a kevlar and Zylon weave with the CF fabric which again is not used on bike frames. And the monocoque chassis is replaced every 4 to 5 races, see post 7 and 8:
How many cars will an F1 team build each season? - Straight Dope Message Board In post 8 the writer mentions a book by Steve Matchett where he mentions that the CF monocoque chassis gets soft after just a few races, something that this bicycling magazine also mentioned that is happening to CF bike frames:
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/...es-going-soft/