Originally Posted by
terrymorse
1. Aluminum parts have to be made strong enough not to break, which is why aluminum components are for the most part stiff. Generally speaking, an equally strong carbon component will be more compliant. But that is not always the case. It depends on the component design.
So whenever I read that carbon is so much more comfortable than X, I have to roll my eyes.
Which is it? You say above "aluminum components are for the most part stiff. .........an equally strong carbon component will be
more compliant."
Compliance is comfort. So why are you rolling your eyes? You realize you can both be right about the materials, but also wrong about the compliance part. Right?
I'm not saying to mold a carbon bike to be identical to an alloy one in all shapes and sizes, I'm saying since you CAN mold carbon differently they DO mold them to their advantage.........for as I quote you "more compliant".
How is "more compliant" not more comfortable? That's an outright contradiction.
Either you stated something you didn't intend to saying carbon tends to be more compliant, or you need to concede that it can be more comfortable.