Thread: want a carbon fiber bike, but nervous
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Old 04-09-21 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
Yep, agreed. A decent alu bike will have better components than a similarly-priced carbon one, and will still have an excellent frame.
A few years ago when Trek introduced the Emonda ALR they also offered the Emonda S which was carbon. They have since discontinued the Emonda S and only offer the SL and SLR which are more expensive. This way they don't have an alloy and carbon fiber bikes competing against each other... the ALR was the better bike in that price range.
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