Originally Posted by
randyjawa
Why do I fear plastic bikes? I have heard bad things regarding them, bad enough for me to do a search on Carbon Fiber Bicycle Crashes. If that does not turn you off of carbon fiber bikes and components..?
At the local bike co op I volunteer at, a kid came in with carbon fiber bars snapped in half. I don't know if he crashed or they just broke. Either way, it left me feeling uneasy. Steel is real