Originally Posted by
DMC707
This wont happen with a quality carbon bike. Control surfaces of many modern aircraft are made of carbon fiber and they go through extreme heat and cold cycles and are subjected to far more force and load than even the burliest 245 pound sprinter can exert on a track bikes bottom bracket
That said -- I love a quality steel bike also
But before you use the argument that planes made of CF are so wonderful, remember that the CF tails broke off of at least 3 French Airbus airplanes killing hundreds.