Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
One of the advantages to carbon fiber is that the maker can use any shape. Some shapes absorb shocks, and some don't, so you can have stiffness where you want it and flexibility where you want it.
...says a guy who has no carbon fiber anything. I suppose I will one day.