Originally Posted by
Jarrett2
I used to trot that out for carbon too. But its MTB frames. They are built heavier and stronger to withstand more.
Let's see the same tests done with CF road racing frames. The result would not be the same. We all know it.
Yes we know it, and that's the point. It's not the carbon, it's the construction. You can't have a frame that's as light as a wisp of smoke and expect it to be indestructible -- in any material.