Originally Posted by
Koyote
Yep.
Someone trots out the old trope about a village welder repairing a steel touring bike, even though no one actually
knows anyone who's had that experience. And then they ignore the strength and
repairability of cf, even though such frames are regularly repaired.
Actually…I was on a supported tour. A participant broke his frame (IIRC, it was one of they stays near a read dropout.) He found a local welder who fixed it. He finished the tour and continued on to his ultimate destination credit card style.
But…That was in the late 90s, and the bike was older, so the tubes were likely thicker that today’s tubing. That’s a big “but.”