Originally Posted by premiumbmx2005
i would never trust those forks.
Great, then please continue racing on forks half as strong and 4 times as heavy. You have no useful or new information to add, so no one cares about your opinion. The track remains the most promising application for carbon components, since the types of stresses placed on the materials are the types of stresses where fiber reinforced plastics shine. And short of hitting another bike (and hitting it with fairly hard), forks and especially frames take surprisingly little impact, at least the sort that's known to fracture carbon.
Originally Posted by zx108
carbon fiber has been getting better in leaps and bounds, lighter, stronger, and more durable. but it still cannot take the abuse like steel can. drop a regular bmx bike on the coping of a ramp a couple times it will be fine. do the same to a carbon frame and it will damage the frame. and like i said before damaged carbon is useless, just like bent steel. but it is harder to bend steel that damage carbon.
Of course, assuming the carbon you use is the same delicate lightweight stuff that's currently on the market for road racing. The magic of plastics is versatility and the ability to dictate the physical characteristics of your finished product. The fact is, there's not much market driving the bicycle industry to create carbon fiber products that could withstand the types of stresses you describe. Can it handle it? We don't know, 'cause one, the technology evolves and two, there's really no demand for anything to replace steel in the BMX world.
Originally Posted by zx108
you seem like a very knowledgeable person, most likely alot more than me. but i am pretty sure on this subject.
So basically you're saying, "I don't care if you know more than me, I'm still right." Just don't run for political office and that's fine by me.
