Old 08-01-16 | 08:10 AM
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Bikes: 1962 Dawes Galaxy; 72 Gitane Interclub;73 Peugeot PR10;78 Torpado Luxe;73 Grandis; 81 Raleigh/Carlton Comp; 85 Bianchi Stelvio; 87 Bianchi Brava; 73 Bottechia Special; 1969 or70 Bob Jackson

Carbon durability will be more of a problem when they've been around long enough that prices for used carbon bikes drop to the point where they're attractive to buyers looking for cheap run around bikes and who may have no interest or understanding of the characteristics of carbon frames. As we all know by now carbon is very strong when stressed the way it's designed to be stressed, but it doesn't do well when thrown into truck beds, dropped on concrete floors or having components overtorqued.
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