Originally Posted by 2bridges1bike

This is exactly what I am concerned about, that a carbon frame may get more damaged by a “ding” than an aluminum frame. There are some aluminum road bikes in the bike room and I can see where the pain was chipped away in them. I’d love to keep the bike somewhere else but I live in an apartment with my family, so it has to stay in the bike room.

Have been window shopping the Jamis Quest and the Gran Premio from bikes direct after reading this.