Originally Posted by
darboma
I am not convinced of carbon in bikepacking usage
I am convinced that it is a marketing push and it is not as good as steel or aluminium or titanium for gravel, bikepacking or Mtb but is great for road racing.
According to industry trends, carbon has just started to see a downturn in sales in mtn and gravel but still climbing on road bikes. SOURCE:
https://99spokes.com/trends.
It is very cheap to manufacture and corps love it because it increases profits and that is why it is pushed by the industry. The buying market is just now beginning to figure it out that it is not such a good choice for rough biking applications.