Originally Posted by
WhyFi
This.
frames have definitely changed over the past 5-10 years, but many of those changes are a double-edged sword. Frames have gotten stiffer and lighter, but they have become more fragile in many cases.
My framebuilder's business is booming with repairs. Some of that is of course due to the increase in popularity of CF frames, but in the past 2-3 years it has become alarming. High-end race bikes are pushing the limits right now. Some manufacturers are getting carried away with the use of high modulus CF, the result is a fragile frame