Originally Posted by
cyclintom
Its easy to say that now after carbon fi

ber has matured and most people know how to make a reliable product. I'm the one taking anti-seizure medication for the rest of my life because a carbon fiber bike fell apart and my friend is the one with a missing finger because his fell apart at 5 mph when 2 minutes later he would have been doing 40 mph down into Sausalito with heavy traffic.
I'm sorry that happened to you, and your friend. All frame materials break. All of them. Sometimes at really bad moments.
Meanwhile, this 23yo CF MTB has continued to serve me just fine...
Although currently relegated to trainer duty, this girl is coming up on her 20th b-day, and is still the best-handling road bike I've ever ridden...
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